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Harry Ellis
Eternal Patrol
OBITUARY
CDR Harry B. Ellis, USN (ret)
Perch Base Holland Club Member and Life Member CDR Harry B. Ellis, USN (ret), 87, passed away February 14, 2020.
Harry was born August 26, 1927, and joined the Navy, serving in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. Harry joined Perch Base USSVI
in August 2000.
Perch Base officers had been trying unsuccessfully to make contact with Harry, but the assisted living facility where he was
living would not allow access during the COVID lockdown period and would not discuss his status. Sadly, it was not until we
discovered the location of his inurnment, with his wife, Marjory, in the National Cemetery of Arizona (Section F7, Row B, Site 25) that we learned he
had passed onto Eternal Patrol.
Harry's first submarine assignment was when he reported to the USS Raton (SSR‑270). He later qualified and served on the
USS Sea Devil (SS‑400) in 1953 and again in 1960 as its Commanding Officer. Harry also commanded the USS Tilefish
(SS‑307) in 1960.
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Harry Ellis' first boat, USS Raton (SSR‑270).
Harry Ellis qualified on the USS Sea Devil (SS‑400) in 1953. He then returned to the Sea Devil in 1960 as Commanding Officer.
CDR Ellis also commanded the USS Tilefish (SS‑307) in 1960
SAILOR, REST YOUR OAR! YOUR WATCH HAS ENDED.
Your Brothers of the 'Phin Have the Watch.
Fair Winds and Following Seas, Shipmate.
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