This story is by way of Ellis Way Bullock (1928- ) as told to Cary Bullock (1945 - ) and relates to Ellis' (1899) service. Ellis (1899) served in the US Navy on a tanker for two years, going to France twice, although he never got off the ship. After the war, he returned to enter Georgia Tech on the Coop Engineering program. Georgia Tech and Perdue University were the only universities with Army Air Service ROTC programs at the time. Ellis' Navy enlistment was for five years and ROTC made up for the remaining three year obligation. He went to Randolf Field, Texas for summer camp. Following graduation from Georgia Tech, he had five years in the Army Air Service. He got his wings in Texas, them moved to Birmingham AL to work for Alabama Power Company (now a part of Southern Companies). He joined the National Guard there and was a part of the 101st Observation Squadron in Birmingham. He got out in 1930 (could not get life insurance as a flyer) at the rank of Captain. Thereafter, he flew flood relief and the US mail.∼More Information on this individual can be seen @
http://www.bplonline.org/resources/government/AlabamaInventorsBibliography.aspx
http://www.bplonline.org/resources/government/AlabamaInventorsBibliography.aspx
This story is by way of Ellis Way Bullock (1928- ) as told to Cary Bullock (1945 - ) and relates to Ellis' (1899) service. Ellis (1899) served in the US Navy on a tanker for two years, going to France twice, although he never got off the ship. After the war, he returned to enter Georgia Tech on the Coop Engineering program. Georgia Tech and Perdue University were the only universities with Army Air Service ROTC programs at the time. Ellis' Navy enlistment was for five years and ROTC made up for the remaining three year obligation. He went to Randolf Field, Texas for summer camp. Following graduation from Georgia Tech, he had five years in the Army Air Service. He got his wings in Texas, them moved to Birmingham AL to work for Alabama Power Company (now a part of Southern Companies). He joined the National Guard there and was a part of the 101st Observation Squadron in Birmingham. He got out in 1930 (could not get life insurance as a flyer) at the rank of Captain. Thereafter, he flew flood relief and the US mail.∼More Information on this individual can be seen @
http://www.bplonline.org/resources/government/AlabamaInventorsBibliography.aspx
http://www.bplonline.org/resources/government/AlabamaInventorsBibliography.aspx
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