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Oct 28, 2020 · 1LT Spurgeon Neal Ellington. October 17, 1919 – December 10, 1945. Class 43-E-SE. 332nd Fighter Group – 99th Fighter Squadron – 15th Air Force. Spurgeon Neal Ellington was born October 17, 1919 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to James A. and Erma W. Ellington. His father operated a grocery business out of their home.
Dec 3, 2016 · Ellington. “One of the most unforgettable characters I have ever met was Lieutenant Spurgeon Ellington. If there was ever a proud man, it was Ellington. He was not only proud of being a pilot, but proud in general. To him, there was only one person – Ellington.
1LT Spurgeon Neal Ellington. In civilian life, Lt Ellington was an elementary school teacher. He entered the military out of Fort Bragg, NC in 1942 and was trained as a pilot at Tuskegee Army Air Field. Lt Ellington flew with the 332nd Fighter Group, 99th Fighter Squadron.
When Spurgeon Neal Ellington was born on 17 October 1919, in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States, his father, James A Ellington, was 37 and his mother, Evana Wayne Neal, was 34. He married Maria Antoinette Hawkins in March 1943.
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Jun 4, 2021 · WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — The descendants of Odd Fellows Cemetery in Winston-Salem have worked for decades to try to preserve the private piece of land. Volunteers discovered the grave of a...
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Jan 31, 2023 · The 99th was originally formed as the Army Air Force's first African American fighter squadron, then known the 99th Pursuit Squadron. The personnel received their initial flight training at Tuskegee, Alabama earning them the nickname Tuskegee Airmen.
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Nov 10, 2008 · First Lieutenant Spurgeon N. Ellington was a graduate of Winston-Salem Teachers College, Class of 1939, and a member of the Colonel Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. fighter group in World War II. Ellington was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his bravery as a pilot, c. 1944. en_US.
