| RANDALL SHELLEY
ELLIS SFC - E6 - Army - Regular 1st Cav Division (AMBL) 30 year old
Single, Caucasian, Male Born on Jun 14, 1948 From CHARLESTON, SOUTH
CAROLINA His tour of duty began on Apr 18, 1969 Casualty was on Jul
24, 1978 in TAY NINH, SOUTH VIETNAM Hostile, died while missing
GROUND CASUALTY Body was not recovered Religion PROTESTANT Panel 27W
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| SYNOPSIS: On April
18, 1969, SP4 Ellis was serving as a medic for HHC, 1st Battalion,
8th Cavalry. His unit was on a combat mission in South Vietnam,
operating in a tank infantry formation when one of the tanks was hit
by a rocket propelled grenade (RPG), causing casualties. Ellis
responded immediately, and as he climbed aboard the tank, sniper
fire wounded him in the left hand. He was taken to a medivac landing
zone to be taken to a medical aid station. He was seen by several
different people at the LZ. Whether Ellis ever boarded a medivac
dustoff helicopter was never determined. No one ever saw him again.
The area was cleared and searched twice that day and again the
following day. A company-sized sweep was conducted but nothing was
found. All medical facilities in the country and some out of the
country were queried about SP4 Ellis, but no information regarding
his fate was reported. |
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