World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Ellis T. Pfeifer
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Robert Michael Rumsby & James R. Martin
HE SERVED WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 2ND AIR DIVISION, 2ND BOMBARDMENT WING, 453RD BOMBARDMENT GROUP, 734TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON. HE WAS THE LEFT WAIST GUNNER AND ENGINEER ON A B-24 NAMED 'OUR BABY'. HE FLEW 10 1/2 MISSIONS WITH THE CREW. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON JULY 21, 1944, WHEN THE 'DIANA-MITE' COLLIDED WITH THE 'OUR BABY' IN MID-AIR OVER GERMANY. HE WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, AIR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN- MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL. HIS LAST RANK WAS STAFF SERGEANT.