Quentin Ellingson, son of Theodore and Cora Ellingson, was born in Florence Township on February 8, 1921.
He was educated in McHenry.
He served in World War II and the Korean conflict. He was in the Army Air Corps.
He was a second lieutenant and received many distinguished awards and Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters. He retired from service in 1962.
On December 24, 1948 he married Dorothy Vandeveer at Newport News, Virginia. Dorothy was born July 22, 1929 in Virginia.
Mr. Ellingson died March 8, 1974. He is buried at Satellite Beach, Florida.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 48B