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Charles Eugene “Gene” Ellis

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Charles Eugene “Gene” Ellis

Birth
Harviell, Butler County, Missouri, USA
Death
11 May 1980 (aged 51)
Agua Dulce, Nueces County, Texas, USA
Burial
Alice, Jim Wells County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Enlisted in the U.S. Navy during WWII at the age of 14 by lying about his age (and without parental permission). Was wounded and discharged.

He later enlisted in the U.S. Army with permission from his parents.

Gene was bi-lingual and worked as a salesman on both sides of the Rio Grande River.

Enlisted in the U.S. Navy during WWII at the age of 14 by lying about his age (and without parental permission). Was wounded and discharged.

He later enlisted in the U.S. Army with permission from his parents.

Gene was bi-lingual and worked as a salesman on both sides of the Rio Grande River.



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