The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
John Francis Ellis
Rank
Captain, U.S. Army
Unit
H CO 9 INF 2 DIV
Date of Death
January 12, 1951
Captain Ellis was a member of Company H, 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in South Korea on September 15, 1950 and returned to duty the following day. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 30, 1950 and died while a prisoner on January 12, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.