World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert E. Ellis
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Marion, Michigan
Honored By
Mary L. Griffith
Relationship
Niece
ENTERED THE ARMY IN OCTOBER 1941. FOUGHT AT LEYTE. SEVERELY WOUNDED. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART, 3 BRONZE STARS, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL. SERVED WITH THE 1ST CAVALRY. DISCHARGED ON SEPTEMBER 29, 1945.