Born:                             06 May 1918

Enlistment date:            23 January 1942          Houston, Texas

Deployments:                Europe

Units:                             327th Bomb Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group, 8th Air Force

Rank:                            Captain

Specialisations:             Pilot, B-17

Qualifications:              Pilot Wings,

Decorations:                  Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Cluster, Presidential Unit Citation

Discharge Date:            1945

Deceased:                      08 January 2004 Fairlawn Memorial Park, Liberty, Texas

 Other Information:        During WWII Ellison flew with the 237th Bomb Squadron flying B-17s. He flew as captain of the Woolaroc aircraft named after the airplane that won the 1927 Trans-Pacific Air Race.  Ellison participated in secret tests with the YB-40 B-17 aircraft that was a bomber that had been converted to a gunship to act as escort against fighter aircraft on bombing missions. Ellioson  completed his 25 Missions with the 8th Air Force before returning to the USA to participate in Bond Drives until his discharge in 1945. After the war, Ellison went into the oil and gas business and organized the Miles Production Company and later joined with two other business associates to form the Trio Drilling Company.  Ellison continued in the oil and gas business in the Texas area through until his death in 2004.    

  Standing, left to right:
Sgt. Glen Phillippe, Lawrenceville, Ill. Ball-turret gunner.
Sgt. Thomas Buckingham, Audubon, N.J., Waist gunner
S/Sgt. Herman E. Conrad, McKeesport, Penn. Waist gunner
1/Lt. Ellison Miles, liberty, Tex, pilot.
1/Lt. John C. Qua, Northampton, Mass, co-pilot
2/Lt. Carl R. Crites, Bartlesville, Okla. Navigator.
S/Sgt Winston M. Toomey, Gettysburg, S.D., Bombardier
S/Sgt. Donald L. Murray, Columbus, Ohio, Tail gunner
T/Sgt. Lester L. Menken, Chicago, Ill. Engineer
Kneeling, left to right (ground crew):
Pvt. Gunner Williams, Tiger, Ga.
Sgt. Sheriff Robinson, Watervalley, Miss.
M/Sgt. Clarence Boyles, Leaksville, N.C.
Sgt. W.K. Stanford, Bradenton, Fla.
S/Sgt. A.J. Soles, Tabor City, N.C.