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RUSSELL HAROLD ELLIS
Corporal · U.S. Army
June 12, 1948 – February 1, 1969
Service recordRussell Harold Ellis, of Columbus, Ohio, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on February 1, 1969, in Kien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 33W, Line 31 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 33W · Line 31
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 9 INF DIV
- Born
- June 12, 1948
- Home of record
- Columbus, Ohio (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 1, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Kien Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
28 names on the Wall carry the date February 1, 1969; two of them were lost in Kien Hoa Province. In February 1969, 1,304 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 9th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 85 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 33W, Line 31
- CALVIN SYLVESTER DAYSergeant · February 1, 1969
- EDWARD LEE EBYPrivate First Class · February 1, 1969
- JOHN HEBER GORDONSergeant · February 1, 1969
- HENRY L GUTIERREZ JRCorporal · February 1, 1969
Same unit, same day
- EDWARD LEE EBYPrivate First Class · Panel 33W, Line 31
- RONALD LE ROY OSTENSONPrivate First Class · Panel 33W, Line 34
- MELVILLE BRICE ROSE IIIFirst Lieutenant · Panel 33W, Line 34
- HENRY GERARD SCHULTECorporal · Panel 33W, Line 35
From Columbus
- LAWRENCE CLAIR HAMMONDChief Warrant Officer 2 · January 11, 1963
- JOHN FREDRICK STONEBURNERMajor · December 9, 1964
- TOMMY JOE BELCHERSpecialist Four · February 10, 1965
- ANDREW JACOB HINDERMANPrivate First Class · September 11, 1965
- WILLIAM BISHOP WOLFLance Corporal · October 14, 1965
- DENNIS SMITHCorporal · October 30, 1965
- CHARLES THOMAS MOORE JRSpecialist Five · November 17, 1965
- KENNETH POLINGSpecialist Four · November 21, 1965
- MORRIS LEE BARGYCorporal · November 29, 1965
- MORRIS E JENKINSSpecialist Five · December 2, 1965
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.