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ELLIS, Brewster Frederick - Date of
birth
12 September 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England -
Hometown
Mason, Ingham County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1320896 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 April 1945 - Place of
death
Near Schwanheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 8 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas H. Ellis (father)
Frances A. (Hutchinson) Ellis (mother)
John R. Ellis (brother)
Winifred Ellis (sister)
Edith A. Ellis (sister)
Joseph P. Ellis (brother)
Walter T. Ellis (brother)
George A. Ellis (brother)
Margaret F. Ellis (sister)
Clara V. (Bernard) Ellis (wife)
More information
1st Lt Brewster F. Ellis Immigrated to the U.S. from England in 1926.He graduated from Mason High School in Mason, Michigan, in 1930.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on 20 October 1942.
He became a naturalized U.S. citizen on 4 May 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Snowden Family Tree / North Carolina Marriage Records, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com – Mike Beard
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Denise Kellam, www.wwiimemorial.com – James P. DeMott, Mason High School 1930