Major C. J. Ellen, U.S.A.F. To Be Lieutenant-Colonel

Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28179, 18 January 1957, Page 17

Major C. J. Ellen, U.S.A.F. To Be Lieutenant-Colonel

The commander of the 52nd I Uoop Carrier Squadron and 1 deputy-commander of the United ’ States Air Force task unit for the , American Antarctic expedition i (Major C. J. Ellen) has been promoted to lieutenant-colonel. Lieutenant-Colonel Ellen, who ■ has a distinguished war record, received his new insignia from : Colonel H. A. Crosswell, Air Force Task Unit Commander, at an informal ceremony at Weedons. ' A veteran of more than 50 missions from New Guinea between i 1943 and 1944, Lieutenant-Colonel Ellen served at Port Moresby fly- , ing B-25 medium bombers for the sth Air Force during the war. Included in his missions were day- ' light raids on Rabaul. After the war he was assigned , to the special air mission squad- ' ron at Bolling Field, Washington I where he served as pilot for the i Vice-President of the United States. He commanded the 13th i Reconnaissance Squadron during the war in Korea. & ; Lieutenant-Colonel Ellen has i been a member of the 52nd Troop j

Carrier Squadron since its reorganisation and gained experience wW°e ld in e s ther and ice operations ear V ? Support of the distant early warning line in Northern Canada in 1954 and-1955. Squadron’s Achievements the achievements of the 52nd &ti> arrier Squadron in ‘"e « n >arctic were recognised on Colonel d Fn When Cieutenanta hue? sn U Was presen ‘ed with a* l 'er punch bowl by the techmeal representative of the Glasgow) rCraft Compan y 'Mr F. The trophy has engraved on it some of the historic “firstsare;' Cd tO the s< 3 uad ron. They Som e h a p P 0 ^ e Popover the on at the Ai l T° rCe aircraft ‘° "and United C A iC ice; the fi rst t „? o States Air Force aircraft Pote the fi a 7 C ? Ute drOp at either tractor e th rSt ., drop ol a trackad ever droonJd ?‘ ggeSt single itcm master d from a C ‘ l24 Globe -