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SSGT William Ellis Jr.
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SSGT William Ellis Jr. Veteran

Birth
Summerville, Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA
Death
24 Jul 1966 (aged 19)
Pleiku, Gia Lai, Vietnam
Monument
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA Add to Map
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Courts of the Missing
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William Ellis Jr.
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army
35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division
Entered the Service From: Summerville, South Carolina
Date of Birth: January 28, 1947
Date of Death: June 24, 1966
Wars or Conflicts: Vietnam War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court B
Honolulu Memorial

Staff Sergeant Ellis was a rifleman with Company A, 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division.

On June 24, 1966, he was a member of group assisting the withdrawal of a reconnaissance team in Pleiku Province, South Vietnam. He was last seen rushing to a wounded soldier and listed as Missing in Action.

His remains were not recovered.

His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
William Ellis Jr.
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army
35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division
Entered the Service From: Summerville, South Carolina
Date of Birth: January 28, 1947
Date of Death: June 24, 1966
Wars or Conflicts: Vietnam War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court B
Honolulu Memorial

Staff Sergeant Ellis was a rifleman with Company A, 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division.

On June 24, 1966, he was a member of group assisting the withdrawal of a reconnaissance team in Pleiku Province, South Vietnam. He was last seen rushing to a wounded soldier and listed as Missing in Action.

His remains were not recovered.

His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.


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