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First Name: Willis
Last Name: Ellis
Birthplace: Kansas City, MO, USA
Gender: Male
Branch: Army (1784 - present)
Home of Record: New Braunfels, TX |
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Middle Name: T.
Date of Birth: 04 April 1905
Date of Death: 23 June 1995
Rank: Colonel
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Willis Tinsley Ellis
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Engagements: • World War II (1941 - 1945)• Korean War (1950 - 1953)
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Biography:
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Willis Tinsley Ellis
Colonel, U. S. Army
Silver Star
Headquarters, 36th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 64 (1944)
(UNCONFIRMED – Citation Needed): Willis T. Ellis, United States Army, is reported to have been awarded the Silver Star under the below-listed General Orders for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 36th Infantry Division during World War II.
The War Department made a press release about the awarded Silver Star in SIS press release A-399.
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Texas Exceptional Gallantry
added by drjones46 on 6/29/2025.
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Honoree ID: 338694 |
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drjones46 |
