James Oliver Ellsworth
Sergeant
A CO, 1ST BN, 327TH INFANTRY, 101ST ABN DIV, USARV
Army of the United States
Sacramento, California
December 01, 1947 to June 05, 1968
JAMES O ELLSWORTH is on the Wall at Panel W60, Line 16

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James O Ellsworth
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09 Apr 2006

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.

From a schoolmate,
Kathie Kloss Marynik
Granite Bay, CA
kkmarynik@hotmail.com


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