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Personal info

Full name
ELLIS, Robert Lee
Date of birth
1 December 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Lordsburg, Hidalgo County, New Mexico
Hometown
Lake County, Montana

Military service

Service number
19152320
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
394th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 31 28

Immediate family

Members
Lewis H. Ellis (father)
Edna F. (Worley) Ellis (mother)
Lewis J. Ellis (brother)
James L. Ellis (brother)
Thomas L. Ellis (brother)

More information

Pfc Robert L. Ellis enlisted in Bozeman, Montana on 5 December 1942.

Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, www.newspapers.com, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Jac Engels