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Edwin E. Ellis

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Edwin E. Ellis
Edwin E. Ellis
Personal details
BornAugust 28, 1924
Brainerd, Minnesota , U.S.A.
DiedApril 2, 1989(1989-04-02) (aged 64)
Paducah, Kentucky, U.S.A.
SpouseStella Beatrice Ellis (née Irby)
Children
  • Edwin "Ed" Earl Ellis, Jr.
  • Linda Elaine Johnson (née Ellis)
  • Donald Wayne Ellis
OccupationPhotographer, inventor, businessman
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
Years of service1943–1949
Battles/warsWorld War II

Edwin Earl Ellis (August 28, 1924 - April 2, 1989) was an American inventor and photographer.

Life

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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.

Inventor

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As an inventor he holds a patent for an awning support system.[4]

Personal life

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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

References

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  1. ^ "Operation Highjump". South-Pole.com.
  2. ^ "Ellis Fjord". Geographic Names Information System U.S. Geological Survey.
  3. ^ "Ellis Glacier". Geographic Names Information System U.S. Geological Survey.
  4. ^ "Awning Patent". U.S. Patent Office.[dead link]