Ainsworth, Getrude Ellen

Rank and Name, Second Lieutenant Ellen Gertrude Ainsworth.

Unit/Placed in, 56^th Evacuation Hospital.

Ellen is born approx. on March 19, 1919 in Glenwood City, Wisconsin.

Father, Guy Ainsworth.

Mother, Emma Ainsworth.

Brother(s), William Ainsworth.

Ellen enlisted the service in Wisconsin with service number # N-732770.

Ellen died of her wounds (four days later)sustained when a Bomb dropped beside her tent on Feb. 16, 1944, she is honored with a Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, Combat Action Medal,. Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Ellen is buried/mentioned at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Nettuno, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy.

She has also a Memorial Grave at Glenwood City Cemetery,

Glenwood City, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, USA.

Thanks to, ANDY RATHBUN, https://www.twincities.com/2014/05/24/only-wisconsin-woman-killed-by-enemy-fire-during-wwii-honored/

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano