Lieutenant Colonel Earl Hancock "Pete" Ellis (December 19, 1880 – May 12, 1923) was a United States Marine Corps Intelligence Officer, and author of Operations Plan 712: Advanced Base Operations in Micronesia, which became the basis for the American campaign of amphibious assault that defeated the Japanese in World War II.
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19 December 1880 Iuka, Kansas
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Died |
12 May 1923 (aged 42) Palau, Caroline Islands
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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