Person:Eldon Elliott (1)

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Eldon Burke Elliott
b.7 Oct 1910 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
d.2 Nov 1943 Yugoslavia
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m. 26 May 1909
  1. Eldon Burke Elliott1910 - 1943
  2. Frances Roberta Elliott1916 - 1981
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Name[1][2] Eldon Burke Elliott
Alt Name[2] Burke _____
Gender Male
Birth[5] 7 Oct 1910 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Military[3][5] 1 Jul 1940 Toronto, York, Ontario, Canadaenlisted
Death? 2 Nov 1943 Yugoslavia
Burial[5] Aft 2 Nov 1943 Kosinjski Zamost, Yugoslaviaoriginal burial
Other[4][5] 11 Feb 1944 Anecdote
Alt Burial[3][5] May 1948 Belgrade War Cemetery, Belgrade, Serbia, Serbia and Montenegroreburial

Excerpt from The Days of the Years of My PilgrimageS4 (the story of Alex E Elliott) -- page 59-60

The following account from a 1944 Star Phoenix is of interest:

"WESTERN CANADA FLIER GETS NINTH U.S. ARMY AIR AWARD

OTTAWA, March 16, (CP) ,--Air Force headquarters announced Wednesday night that Flt. Lt. Eldon Burke Elliott of Sutherland, Saskatchewan, R.C.A.F. navigator who since has been reported killed in action, has been awarded the United States Army Air Medal. This is the ninth U.S. Army Air Medal to be awarded to an R.C.A.F. member by the President of the U.S.

The citation accompanying the award read: "For meritorious achievement while participating in an aerial flight as navigator on a special and hazardous mission into enemy-held territory, October 21, 1943, for the purpose of delivering vitally needed supplies to intelligence personnel operating in that area and to evacuate USA.A.F. personnel shot down in combat. He (Flight Lieutenant Elliott) volunteered for this mission with full knowledge that the chances of successfully completing the mission and returning safely to base were remote. Through his technical ability as navigator, his marked resourcefulness, improvisation, and persistence, he contributed greatly to the success of the mission.

Flight Lieutenant Elliott, the 33-year-old son of Rev. A. E. Elliott and Mrs. Elliott of Sutherland, saw service in Britain, Malta, Egypt, and during tile Tunisian campaign. He was killed on air operations over Central Europe in November 1943; he served overseas for about three and one-half years before his death."

For more biographical details see his page on the Saskatchewan Virtual War MemorialS6.

References
  1. ↑ E.F. White, Jr. Copy of Rhoda Johnston's Records
    Page 3.

    Burke Eldon (Elliott) b. Oct. 7, 1910

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ida J Flynn. Johnston Family Tree
    Page 12.

    R.C.A.F. Flight Lieutenant killed in plane accident in Yugoslavia, awarded the American Air Medal.

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Canada. Canada Virtual War Memorial.

    Eldon Burke Elliott, service number J/4524, Air Medal (USA.). R.C.A.F. 148 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
    Cemetery: BELGRADE WAR CEMETERY Yugoslavia [CLICK HERE FOR CEMETERY PLAN] Grave Reference: Coll. grave 3. D. 1-7. Location: BELGRADE WAR CEMETERY is in the Uliga Baju Sekulica, in the city's Fifth Region, and is on the edge of the New Yugoslav Cemetery (Novo Groblije).

  4. ↑ Elliott, Alex. E. The Days of the Years of My Pilgrimage. (Grenfell, Saskatchewan: United Church of Grenfell, 1975)
    Page 59-60.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Air Force Association of Canada.

    see ELLIOTT, F/L Eldon Burke

  6.   Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial.

    Flight Lieutenant Eldon Burke Elliott

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