Ellick served as a Staff Sergeant & Left Waist Gunner on B-17G #42-38075, 331st Bomber Squadron, 94th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cambria County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 4, 1942 in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Semiskilled routemen and also as Single, without dependents.
Ellick was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 collided with B-17G #42-31112 and crashed near Itzeho, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
He also has a "Cenotaph" in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. " Click Here " for that record.
Service # 33252184
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-38075:
Ahlwardt, Donald L ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Iowa
Carter, Allen C ~ FO, Bombardier, Texas
Foster, Frank M ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Massachusetts
Franke, Ellick ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Pennsylvania
Lampman, Paul A, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Wisconsin
McConnell, Robert R ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, California
Millican, Walter E ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Oklahoma
Robey, Thomas J ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maryland
Weck, Raymond S ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Missouri
Westphal, William F ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Maryland
For Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-31112 see:
Hallock, Edward R ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Maryland
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Cambria County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 4, 1942 in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Semiskilled routemen and also as Single, without dependents.
Ellick was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 collided with B-17G #42-31112 and crashed near Itzeho, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
He also has a "Cenotaph" in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. " Click Here " for that record.
Service # 33252184
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-38075:
Ahlwardt, Donald L ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Iowa
Carter, Allen C ~ FO, Bombardier, Texas
Foster, Frank M ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Massachusetts
Franke, Ellick ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Pennsylvania
Lampman, Paul A, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Wisconsin
McConnell, Robert R ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, California
Millican, Walter E ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Oklahoma
Robey, Thomas J ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maryland
Weck, Raymond S ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Missouri
Westphal, William F ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Maryland
For Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-31112 see:
Hallock, Edward R ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Maryland
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Ellick served as a Staff Sergeant & Left Waist Gunner on B-17G #42-38075, 331st Bomber Squadron, 94th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cambria County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 4, 1942 in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Semiskilled routemen and also as Single, without dependents.
Ellick was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 collided with B-17G #42-31112 and crashed near Itzeho, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
He also has a "Cenotaph" in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. " Click Here " for that record.
Service # 33252184
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-38075:
Ahlwardt, Donald L ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Iowa
Carter, Allen C ~ FO, Bombardier, Texas
Foster, Frank M ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Massachusetts
Franke, Ellick ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Pennsylvania
Lampman, Paul A, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Wisconsin
McConnell, Robert R ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, California
Millican, Walter E ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Oklahoma
Robey, Thomas J ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maryland
Weck, Raymond S ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Missouri
Westphal, William F ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Maryland
For Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-31112 see:
Hallock, Edward R ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Maryland
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Cambria County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 4, 1942 in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Semiskilled routemen and also as Single, without dependents.
Ellick was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 collided with B-17G #42-31112 and crashed near Itzeho, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
He also has a "Cenotaph" in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. " Click Here " for that record.
Service # 33252184
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-38075:
Ahlwardt, Donald L ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Iowa
Carter, Allen C ~ FO, Bombardier, Texas
Foster, Frank M ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Massachusetts
Franke, Ellick ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Pennsylvania
Lampman, Paul A, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Wisconsin
McConnell, Robert R ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, California
Millican, Walter E ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Oklahoma
Robey, Thomas J ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maryland
Weck, Raymond S ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Missouri
Westphal, William F ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Maryland
For Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-31112 see:
Hallock, Edward R ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Maryland
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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