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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Dale Curtis Ellis

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Rossville, Illinois

Honored By

Children, Grandchildren, and Great-Grandchildren

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Activity During WWII

TECHNICAL SERGEANT, SERVED AS THE RADIO OPERATOR ON THE 'V' PACKET B-17 AIRCRAFT AND WAS SHOT DOWN ON BLACK THURSDAY (OCTOBER 14, 1943), ALONG WITH THE PILOT AND CREW NEAR REIMS. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE 96TH BOMB GROUP, 339TH BOMB SQUADRON (FIGHTERS). HE WAS HELD AS A PRISONER OF WAR IN STALAG 17 FOR 19 MONTHS.