World War II Honoree

Charles John Ellis

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Augusta, Georgia

Honored By

Marianne Ellis Bradley

Relationship

Daughter

1936 GRADUATE OF UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY. STATIONED IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AT THE NAVAL HEADQUARTERS IN AVIATION TRAINING FROM DECEMBER, 1941. SENT TO SEA IN LATE 1943 ABOARD THE USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) AS A LIEUTENANT COMMANDER, WHERE HE REMAINED UNTIL V-J DAY, 1945. RECEIVED NAVAL COMMENDATION RIBBONS FOR SERVICE ABOARD THE ENTERPRISE THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC THEATER.