World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Paul Milton Ellington
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Honored By
Paula Sue Ellington Russell
Relationship
Daughter
A FIGHTER PILOT WITH THE EAGLE SQUADRON ROYAL AIR FORCE IN ENGLAND THEN WAS TRANSFERRED INTO THE 4TH FIGHTER GROUP WHEN THE U.S. BECAME INVOLVED. HE WAS SHOT DOWN OVER THE HAGUE AND SPENT 14 MONTHS AS A PRISONER OF WAR IN GERMANY. HE SURVIVED AND WAS RELEASED THROUGH FRANCE AT THE END OF THE WAR. DECEASED 2001.