United States of AmericaPOW / MIA · Still unaccounted for
U.S. Navy · United States 
Captain John Cooley Ellison served in the U.S. Navy. John served with the VA 85. John served in the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Cold War. John was 38 years old.
How He Died
Manner
Undetermined
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
Circumstance
Missing in action
Keepsakes
Service Record
Conflicts
Awards & Decorations
1
For service and achievement
Memorials
Burial Information
Cemetery
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
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John Cooley Ellison
Captain
U.S. Navy
- 1975
Attack Squadron 85
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