World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
U. Berkley Ellis
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE INTERRUPTED HIS STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA TO BECOME AN ARMY OFFICER IN THE PACIFIC. HE WAS TRAINING FOR THE INVASION OF JAPAN WHEN THE ATOMIC BOMBINGS OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI, ENDED THE WAR.