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Richard Ten Broeck Ellis was born in Youngstown, Ohio, 16 October 1870. Appointed a Second Lieutenant in the Fourth Infantry 10 June 1898, he received the Silver Star for gallantry at San Jacinto, Luzon, while serving with the 33rd Infantry during the Philippine Insurrection. Ellis transferred to the Coast Artillery Corps 01 August 1901 as a First Lieutenant, and was promoted to Captain 16 September 1905. Rising to the rank of Lt. Colonel, he commanded the 50th Artillery, CAC, in France during World War One, Ellis transferred to the Quartermaster Corps
16 September 1920. He served in administrative roles in the QMC, as well as chief of the Graves Registration Unit in Europe, accompanying Gold Star Mothers on their pligramages to their sons' graves. Colonel Ellis retired in 1934, and passed away in Washington, DC, 15 June 1936. He is interred in Arlington National Cemetery. |
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