Herschel B Ellis
MilitaryShot down 4 April 1943 in B-17 #425146. Prisoner of War (POW). Placed at Stalag Luft III then later moved to Stalag Luft VIIA in Mooseburg where he was liberated on April 29, 1945 by General George S. Patton.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 4 April 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Omaha, TX 75571, USA | 27 November 1916 | Youngest of 2 boys and 5 girls. Grew up on a small Texas farm, his father farmed and worked for the Souther Cotton Belt Railroad, his mother a homemaker. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
France | 4 April 1943 - 29 April 1945 | Liberated by 14th Armoured Division at Stalag Luft VIIA (Moosberg, Germany). General George S. Patton |
Died |
Vancouver, WA, USA | 9 August 1995 | |
Buried |
Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Oregon | 15 August 1995 | Buried at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, OR |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15543 / MACR 15543, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey p 99, National Gravesite locator / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database