Historical records matching Brig. Gen. Richard Elmer Ellsworth
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About Brig. Gen. Richard Elmer Ellsworth
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Brigadier General Richard Elmer Ellsworth (July 18, 1911 – March 18, 1953) was a United States Air Force commander during the early part of the Cold War. Ellsworth Air Force Base near Rapid City, South Dakota is named in his honor.
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United States Army Brigadier General. His military career began in 1929 when he joined the Pennsylvania National Guard. Two years later he was accepted to the U.S. Military Academy and then went on to pilot training in Texas. He received a master's degree in meteorology from the California Institute of Technology. In 1943 he participated in the Pacific war offensives flying more than 400 combat missions in the China-Burma-India Theater. He logged more than 780 hours of flying. He received battle stars for 8 campaigns, earned the Legion of Merit, two Distinguished Flying Crosses, three Air Medals and received the Chinese Air Force Wings. After the war he returned to the United States and took over the responsibilities of Chief of Operations and Training for the Air Weather Service in Washington D.C. In September 1952, he was promoted to Brigadier General. During the early 1950's he assisted the filming of the movie, "Battles of Chief Pontiac" starring Lex Barker, Helen Westcott and Lon Chaney Jr. General Ellsworth allowed military personnel from the Air Force Base to perform as extras in the movie and he also provided water trucks for the movie crews. In the Spring of 1953 he was co-piloting a bomber on a 25-hour simulated combat mission flying from the Azores to Rapid City, South Dakota. Part of the simulation included observation of radio silence and use of no radar guidance. Celestial navigation was part of the training. Late in the night they encountered bad weather and went off course. At about 4:10 AM, near Burgoyne's Cove in Newfoundland, the bomber struck an 896 foot hill while traveling at 202 knots. At the time, visibility was reported to be about 1/8 of a mile. General Ellsworth and 22 of the crew were killed on impact. On June 13, 1953, President Dwight D. Eisenhower went to the Rapid City Air Force Base and re-named it Ellsworth Air Force Base in honor of the General.
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Inscription PENNSYLVANIA BRIG GEN 27 STRAT RECON WG AF WORLD WAR II Family Members Parents
John Elmer Ellsworth 1872–1932
Edna M Ellsworth 1877–1945
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Mary Anne Thornton Ellsworth Borglum 1917–1985
Brig. Gen. Richard Elmer Ellsworth's Timeline
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July 18, 1911
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Behrend Campus Pennsylvania State University, Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States
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1953 |
March 18, 1953
Age 41
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Nut Cove, Division No. 7, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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March 28, 1953
Age 41
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Black Hills National Cemetery Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, USA PLOT Section D, Grave 10 MEMORIAL ID 17207905 ·
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