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Dr. Harry D. Ellis was a prominent Champaign physician
with offices on North Walnut Street in Champaign. A veteran
of WWI, he served in the 370th infantry regiment, the most
decorated regiment of the war. He was a charter member of
the William F. Earnest American Legion Post 559.
Active in community affairs, Dr. Ellis served as president
of the Frederick Douglass Civic League and treasurer of
the committee that raised funds for the Douglass Park Community
Center. He also served on the Advisory Committee of the
Center. The Dr. Ellis subdivision is named after him.
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