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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Joseph E. Ellinger

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Cleveland, Ohio

Relationship

Self

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERGEANT, COMBAT RIFLEMAN, TRUCK DRIVER. INDUCTED AT CLEVELAND, OHIO, WITH BASIC TRAINING AT FORT MCCLELLAN, ALABAMA. ASSIGNED OVERSEAS TO COMPANY G, 423RD INFANTRY REGIMENT, 106TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 12TH U.S. ARMY GROUP, EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. REASSIGNED TO THE 8617TH SPECIAL SERVICES UNIT, PARIS, FRANCE; THEN MOVED WITH THIS UNIT WHERE HE MAINTAINED AND OPERATED AT TWO-ONE HALF TRUCK HAULING PERSONNEL AND SUPPLIES IN OCCUPIED GERMANY. RETURNED TO FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, MARYLAND, FOR SEPARATION FROM THE SERVICE.