World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Coy B. Ellison
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Gray County, Texas
Honored By
Richard H. Toney
1ST LIEUTENANT COY B. ELLISON #O-789240. MEMBER OF THE 329TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON, 93RD BOMBARDMENT GROUP, 9TH AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION DURING THE AUGUST 1, 1943 LOW LEVEL BOMBING RAID OF PLOESTI, ROMANIA. LIEUTENANT ELLISON WAS SERVING AS NAVIGATOR ON MAJOR RALPH J. MCBRIDE'S B-24D AIRCRAFT NICKNAMED 'HERE'S TO YA'/'JO-JO'S SPECIAL DELIVERY II'. THE AIRCRAFT AND CREW WERE LOST OVER THE IONIAN SEA AFTER BEING ATTACKED BY GREECE-BASED GERMAN ME-109 FIGHTER AIRCRAFT. HE WAS AWARDED THE SILVER STAR, DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL AND THE PURPLE HEART.