Private Joseph F. Ellis III 36811605 KIA

Private Joseph F. Ellis III 36811605 US Army KIA December 17, 1923, in Minnesota the son of Joseph and Ethel Ellis. He lived in Eau Claire Wisconsin. He was a member of the ASTP Program at Lake Forest College. He served in Company K 383D Infantry Regiment, 96th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action at Tabontabon on Leyte, on OCTOBER 25, 1944, at the age of 20. He was awarded the American Theater Medal, World War Il Victory Medal, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with 2 BRONZE BATTLE STARS, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Medal with 2 BRONZE BATTLE STARS and BRONZE ARROWHEAD, PURPLE HEART MEDAL.

Private Joseph F. Ellis III 36811605 US Army KIA December 17, 1923, in Minnesota the son of Joseph and Ethel Ellis. He lived in Eau Claire Wisconsin. He was a member of the ASTP Program at Lake Forest College.  He served in Company K 383rd Infantry Regiment, 96th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action at Tabontabon on Leyte, on OCTOBER 25, 1944, at the age of 20. He was awarded the American Theater Medal, World War Il Victory Medal, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with 2 BRONZE BATTLE STARS, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Medal with 2 BRONZE BATTLE STARS and BRONZE ARROWHEAD, PURPLE HEART MEDAL.

1- LAKE FOREST COLLEGE WORLD WAR Two MILITARY RECORDS

U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963

1930 United States Federal Census

1940 United States Federal Census