World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Ellis S. Abney
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Benton, Mississippi
Honored By
Dorothy McCharen Weathersby
Relationship
Cousin
Medical Detachment, 116th Infantry Regiment, Litter Bearer. Killed June 6, 1944 St. Laurent, Omaha Beach, France. WWII Victory Medal, Service Lapel Button, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one bronze service star and bronze arrowhead, Presidential Unit citation, Combat Medical Badge, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart.