World War II Honoree

David E. Ellison

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Normal, Illinois

Honored By

Anna Ellison

Relationship

Wife

SERVED FROM 1943 - 1945. PARTICIPATED IN CAMPAIGNS OF NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. HONORABLE DISCHARGE ON DECEMBER 7, 1945 AT MARBURG, GERMANY. TO ACCEPT CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT WITH THE EUROPEAN EXCHANGE SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROVIDING RETAIL SERVICES AT MILITARY BASES THROUGHOUT EUROPE.