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Personal info

Full name
ELLICO, Jesse Ross Jr
Date of birth
11 August 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Missoula, Missoula County, Montana
Hometown
San Gabriel, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
19127980
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
393rd Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Krinkelt, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 8 22

Immediate family

Members
Jesse R. Ellico (father)
Marjorie D. Ellico (mother)
Ronald Ellico (brother)

More information

Pfc Jesse R. Ellico Jr. attended the University of Southern California.

He joined the U.S. Army Reserve in Los Angeles, California on 15 September 1942 and was enrolled in the ASTP in early 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - University of Southern California Yearbook 1942, Jesse R. Ellico III