World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Dean Stanley Ellerthorpe
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
West Point, New York
Honored By
Maj. Donald C. Ellerthorpe
Relationship
Grandson
U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY CLASS OF 1923; COAST ARTILLERY CORPS. ASSIGNED AS AN OPERATIONS OFFICER TO THE ARMY STAFF IN THE PACIFIC THEATER; CONTRIBUTED TO THE WRITING OF THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER AND WAS PRESENT FOR JAPAN'S SURRENDER.