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ELLIS, Henry Page Jr - Date of
birth
1923 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Sanbornville, Carroll County, New Hampshire -
Hometown
Gilmanton, Belknap County, New Hampshire
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11023979 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Urspelt, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 12 | 38 |
Immediate family
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Members
Henry P. Ellis Sr. (father)
Lelia L. (Patch) Ellis (mother)
Horace D. Ellis (brother)
More information
Pvt Henry P. Ellis Jr. joined the Regular Army in Manchester, New Hampshire on 4 October 1941.He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his head.
He is remembered at the Lovell Lake Cemetery in Sanbornville, Carroll County, New Hampshire.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Cox Graham Howard Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett / Coleman / Roger Ellis / Eric Ackerman, After Action Report 26th Infantry DivisionName, www.abmc.gov,
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Silvano Theunissen / Roger Ellis