Early Life
Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, Ellsworth joined the Pennsylvania National Guard in 1929. In 1931 he was accepted into the U.S. Military Academy and after graduation, studied pilot training at Randolph and Kelly fields in Texas. Ellsworth was assigned to squadron duties in October 1936 at Mitchel Field in New York. The army promoted him to first lieutenant in June 1938 and transferred him back to Kelly Field and later to the Sacramento Air Depot in California. He spent time studying meteorology at the California Institute of Technology, graduating with a master's degree. He received promotion to captain in October 1940. By December 1941, Ellsworth was a major and by February 1942 a lieutenant colonel.
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