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William Earl Elliott 1915 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Nov 1915

Birth Location: Newport Indiana, Vermillion, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 10 Oct 1942

Death Location: KIA USS Boise, Battle of Cape Esperance, Guadalcanal Campaign

Father: George Elliott

Mother: Eva Hancock

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Children(s):

The story of William Earl Elliott began in 1915 in Newport Indiana, Vermillion, Indiana, USA. William Earl Elliott passed away in 1942 in KIA USS Boise, Battle of Cape Esperance, Guadalcanal Campaign.

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Biography

  • The story of William Earl Elliott began in 1915 in Newport Indiana, Vermillion, Indiana, USA.
  • William Earl Elliott passed away in 1942 in KIA USS Boise, Battle of Cape Esperance, Guadalcanal Campaign.

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William Elliott's Ancestors

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William Elliott
1915 – 1942
Birth Place: Newport Indiana, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
Parents
George Johnson Elliott
1882 – 1921
Eugene, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
Eva (Lena) Hancock
1888 – 1973
Stone Bluff, Fountain County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Robert Elliott
1840 – 1921
Indiana, USA
Mariah Johnson
1844 –
Virginia, USA
James (Edward) Hancock
1861 – 1943
Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana, United States of America
Mary (Elizabeth) Kunkle
1854 – 1960
Gettysburg, PA.
Great-Grandparents
Lewis Hancock
1827 –
Amelia Hancock
John Kunkle
1823 – 1889
Elizabeth Kunkle
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Kunkle
1793 – 1840

William Elliott's Timeline

2 Records

1915
22 Nov 1915
Birth of William Earl Elliott in Newport Indiana, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
Newport Indiana, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
1942
10 Oct 1942
Age 27
Death of William Earl Elliott in KIA USS Boise, Battle of Cape Esperance, Guadalcanal Campaign
KIA USS Boise, Battle of Cape Esperance, Guadalcanal Campaign

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1915
    Event Place: Newport Indiana, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945
    [2] Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Navy Casualties Books, 1776-1941

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1942
    Event Place: KIA USS Boise, Battle of Cape Esperance, Guadalcanal Campaign

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