Baird, Ellis L.
Army Private 1st class

Ellis L. Baird, age 20, from Duncansville, Pennsylvania, Blair county. Their last known residence was in Duncansville.

Parents: Minnie Baird of Huntingdon.

Service era: World War II
Schools: Hollidaysburg High, 1942.
Military history: Private 1st class. Member of the 101st airborne division. Entered the Army March 10, 1943. Went overseas in May 1944. Posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.

Date of death: Wednesday, January 3, 1945
Death details: Killed in action in Bastogne, Belgium.
Cemetery: Carson Valley, Duncansville.

Source: Altoona Mirror, Blair County military records, National Archives grave marker