James Oliver EllsworthSergeantA CO, 1ST BN, 327TH INFANTRY, 101 ABN DIV Army of the United States 01 December 1947 - 05 June 1968 Sacramento, California Panel 60W Line 016 |
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James Oliver Ellsworth, the only son of Horace Ellsworth and Ruth Lucas, was born December 1, 1947 in Sacramento County, California. He had an older sister, Mary Jane. Jim grew up in Sacramento and attended Encina High School for four years, graduating in 1966. He had been active in Block E, Varsity Gymnastics, and Varsity Cross Country. Jim was a member of the US Army and was stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, before deployment to Vietnam in October 1967. He served with the 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry (Currahees), 101st Airborne Division (Screaming Eagles) where he achieved the rank of Sergeant. At age 20, on June 5, 1968 in Quang Tri, Jim was killed by small arms fire. Burial was at Golden Gate National Cemetery (Section X, Site 2024) in San Bruno.
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The point-of-contact for this memorial is a schoolmate, Kathie Kloss Marynik Granite Bay, Ca kkmarynik@hotmail.com 09 Apr 2006 |
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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Last updated 04/12/2006