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ELLIS, Calvin Lewis - Date of
birth
29 July 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Lewingston, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6892887 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Distinguished Service Cross,
Silver Star with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 November 1944 - Place of
death
South of Gut Merberich, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 15 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank S. Ellis (father)
Cena J. Ellis (mother)
David B. Ellis (brother)
Mary R. Ellis (sister)
William L. Ellis (brother)
Hetty A. Ellis (sister)
More information
T/Sgt Calvin L. Ellis attended high school for two years and worked in the aircraft industry.He joined the Regular Army at Fort Wadsworth, Rosebank, New York on 2 February 1941.
He participated in the campaigns in North Africa and Sicily before his unit landed at omaha Beach on 6 June 1944.
He was awarded the Silver Star three times for gallantry in action. The first time for actions against the enemy in the vicinity of Matour, Tunisia, on 28 April 1943. When besieging enemy forces threatened his
battalion's security, T/Sgt (then Staff Sergeant) Ellis, disregarding intense artillery, mortar, and machine-gun fire, boldly led his platoon into an extremely exposed position and covered the battalion's flank. His fearlessness, gallantry, and unhesitating action enabled his unit to launch a successful attack.
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with E Company against enemy forces on 6 June 1944, in France.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Enlistment Record, National Archives, ABMC / WWII Memorial, Siem Voogt, Find A Grave, Mifflin County Historical Society, The First Division, Forum, Adoptiegraven
Photo source: Siem Voogt, Mifflin County Historical Society