Marine Pfc. Henry Edward Ellis, 22, of Roanoke was killed in a firefight in 1950 while serving in the Korean War. Seventy years later, his remains have been identified and his family will be able to lay him to rest. “This has just been an unbelievable journey,” said his niece, Trudy Neely.
Trudy Neely, who was born four years after her uncle was killed in battle during the Korean War, doesn’t know the story behind this photo or the name of the woman he’s pictured with. She hopes Wednesday’s news might lead to finding her or others who knew Marine Pfc. Henry Edward Ellis, 22, of Roanoke. Ellis was recently identified as part of a years-long federal push to find and repatriate the remains of the nation’s fallen service members.
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Marine Pfc. Henry Edward Ellis, 22, of Roanoke was killed in a firefight in 1950 while serving in the Korean War. Seventy years later, his remains have been identified and his family will be able to lay him to rest. “This has just been an unbelievable journey,” said his niece, Trudy Neely.
Trudy Neely, who was born four years after her uncle was killed in battle during the Korean War, doesn’t know the story behind this photo or the name of the woman he’s pictured with. She hopes Wednesday’s news might lead to finding her or others who knew Marine Pfc. Henry Edward Ellis, 22, of Roanoke. Ellis was recently identified as part of a years-long federal push to find and repatriate the remains of the nation’s fallen service members.
Courtesy of U.S. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
