World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
John Alvin Ellerd
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Roosevelt County, New Mexico
Honored By
Jesse R. Beck
SERVED FROM NOVEMBER 6, 1943. SAILED OVERSEAS ON JUNE 15, 1944. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS. KILLED ON AUGUST 4, 1944 IN FRANCE AND WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.