Edwin E. Ellis

Edwin E. Ellis
Edwin E. Ellis
Personal details
Born 28 August 1928
Paducah, Kentucky, U.S.A.
Died 2 April 1989(1989-04-02) (aged 64)
Paducah, Kentucky, U.S.A.
Spouse(s) Stella Beatrice Ellis (née Irby)
Children
  • Edwin "Ed" Earl Ellis, Jr.
  • Linda Elaine Johnson (née) Ellis
  • Donald Wayne Ellis
Occupation Photographer, inventor, businessman
Military service
Allegiance  United States of America
Service/branch  United States Navy
Years of service 1943–1949
Battles/wars World War II

Edwin Earl Ellis (born August 28, 1924) 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 16 August 1947, he married Stella Beatrice Ellis (née) Irby. The couple had their first child, Edwin "Ed" Earl Ellis, Jr., on 25 May 1954. Two other children followed: Linda Elaine Johnson (née) Ellis on 13 July 1959 and Donald Wayne Ellis on 5 August 1960.

He died April 2, 1989 in Paducah, Kentucky

References

  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.
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