World War II Honoree

Edward William Ellison

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

White Plains, New York

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RESERVE MIDSHIPMEN'S SCHOOL COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY NEW YORK, NEW YORK, SUBMARINE CHASER TRAINING CENTER MIAMI, FLORIDA, FLEET SONAR SCHOOL KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MINECRAFT TRAINING CENTER, LITTLE CREEK, VIRGINIA, NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL (OFFICER DAMAGE CONTROL), NAVAL DAMAGE CONTROL TRAINING CENTER, NAVY YARD PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ABOARD USS OSPREY AM-56, COMMISSIONING DETAIL NAVAL STATION SAVANNAH, GEORGIA AND USS PIGEON AM-374. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, EUROPEAN AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.