World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Elling E. Ramsey
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Decorah, Iowa
Honored By
Marine Veteran
SERVED FOUR YEARS AS AN ARMY CHAPLAIN WITH TWO YEARS OVERSEAS IN ENGLAND. ORGANIZED THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS CHORUS, A GROUP OF BLACK SERVICEMEN WHO SANG SPIRITUALS THROUGHOUT ENGLAND AND OVER THE BBC WITH GREAT SUCCESS.