Julius Ellsberry [SEP] conflict
Julius Ellsberry
Julius Ellsberry (August 22, 1921 – December 7, 1941) was an American killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He was the first Alabamian killed in World War II, and one of the first Americans to die in the Pacific during World War II. He was killed while aboard .
Early life.
Ellsberry was born in Birmingham, Alabama and was a 1938 graduate of Parker High School.
Military career.
Ellsberry enlisted in the United States Navy in 1940, and was
marker honoring Ellsberry's sacrifice has also been erected in Kelly Ingram Park, which is named for fellow Navy veteran and Birmingham native Osmond Kelly Ingram, the first American killed in World War I.
External links.
- Miller, Richard E. (January 8, 2008) "Julius Ellsberry". The Historical Marker Database
- Curry, Dodson M. (January 31, 2010) "Ellsberry Memorial Park". The Historical Marker Database