First Service With The U.S. Navy
Ellsberg was commissioned in the Navy in 1914 and served on active duty until 1926. He became an expert in undersea salvage and rescue. In 1925, he raised the Navy submarine, S-51. For that success he was promoted to the rank of Commander by an Act of Congress and awarded the Distinguished Service Medal by the Navy Department, since which time he has popularly been known as "Commander Ellsberg," regardless of his rank. Ellsberg described the raising of the S-51 in his 1929 book, On the Bottom.
On June 1, 1918, Ellsberg married Lucy Buck. In letters to her he signed his name as "Ned." Lucy Ellsberg bore their daughter Mary on 29 August 1921.
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