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Colonel Ellis D. Bingham USA, Retired
Colonel Bingham entered the military service on December 28, 1950, as a Private in the US Marine Corps and served with the 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, in Korea as a light machine gunn...view moreColonel Bingham entered the military service on December 28, 1950, as a Private in the US Marine Corps and served with the 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, in Korea as a light machine gunner from June 1951 to July 1952. As a result of his service in the Korean War he received a Meritorious Commission to 2nt Lieutenant (Temporary) in the Marine Corps. He served two years aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS Antietam CVS 36, where he was promoted to 1st Lieutenant. His last assignment in the Marine Corps was as Company Commander, Anti-Tank Company, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. While in the Marine Corps, Colonel Bingham had the distinction of holding every rank from Private to 1st Lieutenant except Warrant Officer. He transferred to the US Regular Army in 1957, as a Combat Signal Officer/Parachutist.
During Colonel Bingham’s twenty five and a half years of military service he was awarded 35 personal decorations, 24 of which were awarded in combat. During his tour of duty in the Panama Canal Zone the Venezuelan Minister of Defense awarded him the Venezuelan Hon Al Merito Medal.
Colonel Bingham attended the US Army Command and General Staff College and the US Army War College. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration and a Masters Degree in Public Administration. After retiring from the military he served on the Board of Supervisors for Rappahannock County Virginia, from 1984 to 1988. From 1989 to his retirement in2004 he served as the Director for Environmental Services for Fauquier County Virginia. He is a life member of the VII Corps Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol Company Airborne and the 75th Airborne Ranger Regiment.
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