Edwin E. Ellis | |
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 Edwin E. Ellis | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 28, 1924 Brainerd, Minnesota, U.S.A. |
| Died | April 2, 1989 (aged 64) Paducah, Kentucky, U.S.A. |
| Spouse | Stella Beatrice Ellis (née Irby) |
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| Occupation | Photographer, inventor, businessman |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1943–1949 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Edwin Earl Ellis (August 28, 1924 - April 2, 1989) was an American inventor and photographer.
He served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1949 as a photographer. During this time he participated in the landings at the Battle of Okinawa. Most notably, he was a photographer on Operation Highjump, [1] becoming one of the first people to visually document Antarctica. The Ellis Fjord [2] and the Ellis Glacier [3] are named after him. After the South Pole, he went to Norfolk, and was part of the crew that commissioned the USS Coral Sea (CV-43). He was also the founder of the Ellis Trailer Park in Paducah. The land it sat on is now owned by Cardinal Lanes.
As an inventor he holds a patent for an awning support system. [4]
On August 16, 1947, he married Stella Beatrice Ellis (née Irby). The couple had their first child, Edwin "Ed" Earl Ellis, Jr., on May 25, 1954. Two other children followed: Linda Elaine Johnson (née) Ellis on July 13, 1959, and Donald Wayne Ellis on August 5, 1960.
He died April 2, 1989, in Paducah, Kentucky
