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TSGT Richard Union Ellerbe

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TSGT Richard Union Ellerbe

Birth
Polk County, Florida, USA
Death
28 Aug 1944 (aged 22–23)
Burial
Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
Plot
SECTION 82 SITE 52
Memorial ID
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As a resident of Nassau County, FL, he joined the U.S Army as a private at Camp Blanding, FL on September 18, 1942. He had a year of college, thus advanced to the rank of tech sergeant in the US ARMY AIR Corps. He was KIA on a bombing mission and the entire crew was buried together.

In the Federal Census 1930 in Polk County, FL he was enumerated with is mother and younger brothers.

Besides his grave in St. Louis, his is name is listed on the Nassau County War Memorial on Amelia Island, FL
Service #34401915
"They were more than just carved names in granite."
As a resident of Nassau County, FL, he joined the U.S Army as a private at Camp Blanding, FL on September 18, 1942. He had a year of college, thus advanced to the rank of tech sergeant in the US ARMY AIR Corps. He was KIA on a bombing mission and the entire crew was buried together.

In the Federal Census 1930 in Polk County, FL he was enumerated with is mother and younger brothers.

Besides his grave in St. Louis, his is name is listed on the Nassau County War Memorial on Amelia Island, FL
Service #34401915
"They were more than just carved names in granite."

Gravesite Details

buried on. 09/27/1949



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