World War II Honoree

David William Ellis

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Altoona, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Joseph A. Bligh

Relationship

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RIFLEMAN, 5TH RANGER BATTALION, 5TH ARMY IN SOUTHERN ITALIAN CAMPAIGNS. LATER, WITH THE 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION, PARTICIPATED IN NORTHERN ITALIAN ACTIONS. HIS BATTALION WAS ONE OF FIVE IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS KNOWN AS 'DARBY'S RANGERS' NAMED AFTER THEIR ORIGINATOR, COLONEL WILLIAM O. DARBY. (A SIXTH WAS IN THE PACIFIC). SERVED THREE YEARS DURING 1942-1945. RECEIVED AWARDS AND AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE.