World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Donald Conrad Ellis
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Grinnell, Iowa
Honored By
Howard M. Minor
SERVED ON 5-INCH ANTI-AIRCRAFT BOMBARDMENT GUN ABOARD THE USS MISSISSIPPI BB-41 DURING BATTLES OF PELELIU; LEYTE GULF, PHILIPPINES; SURIGAO STRAIT, PHILIPPINES; LINGAYEN GULF, PHILIPPINES; OKINAWA AND TOKYO BAY, JAPAN FOR THE SIGNING OF THE SURRENDER DOCUMENTS.