Submitted Photo U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Irvin Ellingson of Dahlen, served as part of an 11-man crew during World War II. Ellingson is in the front row, second from the right.

WASHINGTON–The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Tuesday, Dec. 9, that U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Irvin Ellingson, 25, of Dahlen, killed during World War II, was accounted for on June 17, 2025. Dahlen is in Nelson County in eastern North Dakota.

According to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), Ellingson’s family members recently received their full briefing on his identification so additional details on his identification can be shared.

In the spring of 1945, Ellingson served as a radar observer aboard a Boeing B-29 “Superfortress” bomber assigned to 878th Bombardment Squadron, 499t

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