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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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William Earl Elliott was born in Newport Indiana, Vermillion, Indiana, USA in 1915, to George Johnson Elliott and Eva Lena Hancock. William Earl Elliott died in KIA USS Boise, Battle of Cape Esperance, Guadalcanal Campaign, 1942.

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George Elliott
1882 – 1921
Birth Location: Eugene, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
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Eva Hancock
1888 – 1973
Birth Location: Stone Bluff, Fountain County, Indiana, USA
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 22 Nov 1915
    Event Place: Newport Indiana, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940, U.S., World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945

    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 Year: 10 Oct 1942
    Event Place: KIA USS Boise, Battle of Cape Esperance, Guadalcanal Campaign
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