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Marine Maj Harry Ellzey (J).
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Last Address Washington Parrish
Date of Passing Oct 27, 2006
Location of Interment Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery - Jacksonville, North Carolina
Wall/Plot Coordinates *Plot: B1-20
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Major Harry T. "J" Ellzey, 86, in Jacksonville, NC. He enlisted in the Navy just prior to WWII. Selected for naval flight school, he chose a Marine Commission when he was designated a naval aviator. He flew multi-engine transports (R4D, R5D, R5C) throughout the Pacific. Following the was he flew over China in support of UN operations and then again in support of Marines during the Korean War. He was the PX Officer at MCAS El Toro, CA, Cam Lejeune, NC and Iwakuni, Japan. He retired in 1962 with 22 years of active service.
Marine Attack Squadron 214 (VMA-214) is a United States Marine Corps fighter squadron consisting of AV-8B Harrier (V/STOL) jets. The squadron is based at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona and is under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 13 (MAG-13) and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3rd MAW).
The squadron is best known as the Black Sheep of World War II fame and for one of its commanding officers, Colonel Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, whose memoirs also inspired the 1970s television show Baa Baa Black Sheep, later syndicated as Black Sheep Squadron, which dramatized the squadron's exploits during the war.