World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Wallace Clayton 'Bud' Ellis
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
South Portland, Maine
Honored By
Bud Ellis
Relationship
Nephew
SERVED AS A P-38 RECONNAISSANCE PILOT WITH 12TH PHOTO SQUAD, 3RD RECONNAISSANCE GROUP, 12TH AIR FORCE. KILLED OVER CORSICA ON NOVEMBER 12, 1943, WHEN HIS PLANE EXPLODED AFTER HE RETURNED FROM A MISSION OVER THE PLOESTI OIL FIELDS. BURIED IN THE ROME-SICILY AMERICAN CEMETERY IN NETTUNO, ITALY.