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Personal info

Full name
SWEAT, Ellis Jackson
Date of birth
6 August 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Macclenny, Baker County, Florida
Hometown
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34531017
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Medical Aidman
Unit
Medical Detachment,
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
5 October 1944
Place of death
The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Oliver J. Sweat (father)
Syrena A. (Yawn) Sweat (mother)
Stella Sweat (sister)
Effie M. Sweat (sister)
Edward Sweat (brother)
Evelyn M. Sweat (sister)
Maude (Blount) Sweat (wife)
Tommy Sweat (son)
Rachel Sweat (daughter)

More information

Pfc Ellis J. Sweat enlisted in Camp Blanding, Florida on 17 November 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com - Linda Davis, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/501/501 honor st.html, www.ancestry.com - Harvey Family Tree, www.rootsweb.ancestry.com - Sweat Family

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Linda Davis