Elsie Winters Mitchell (1919 - 1945)

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Elsie Winters Mitchell

Birth:	Feb. 26, 1919 Port Angeles Clallam County Washington, USA
Death:	May 5, 1945 Lakeview Lake County Oregon, USA
World War II American Civilian Casualty. The only adult civilian killed by an enemy attack upon the continental United States during World War II. On May 5, 1945 in a mountain area near Lakeview, Oregon, Mrs. Elsie Mitchell, the pregnant wife of a minister, and five neighborhood children were killed when an object they attempted to drag from the woods exploded. The object turned out to be a Japanese balloon bomb. The bomb was a product of a handful of Japanese attacks against the continental United States using high-altitude balloons carrying explosives. (bio by: Clay Homister) Search Amazon for Elsie Mitchell

Burial: Ocean View Cemetery Port Angeles Clallam County Washington, USA
Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: Clay Homister Record added: Jul 26, 2005 Find A Grave Memorial# 11426932