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{{Infobox military person
|name = Arthur Vincent Ely
|birth_date = {{birth date|1912|3|8}}
|death_date = {{death date and age|1942|6|4|1912|3|8}}
|birth_place = [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]]
|death_place = [[Pacific Ocean]], near [[Midway Atoll]]
|placeofburial=
|placeofburial_label= Place of burial
|image = [[File:Arthur V. Ely.jpg|300px]]
|caption = Arthur V. Ely, [[photograph]]ed as a [[Midshipman#United States Navy and Marine Corps|midshipman]] at the [[United States Naval Academy]] in 1935.
|nickname =
|allegiance = [[United States|United States of America]]
|serviceyears = 1935–1942
|rank = [[Lieutenant]]
|branch = [[United States Navy]]
|commands =
|unit = [[Torpedo Squadron 6]]
|battles = [[World War II]]<br/>[[Battle of Midway]]
|awards = [[Navy Cross]]
}}


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'''Arthur V. Ely''' (1912–1942) was a [[United States Navy]] [[Commissioned officer|officer]] who received the [[Navy Cross]] posthumously for his actions in combat during [[World War II]].
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==Naval career==
Arthur Vincent Ely, born 8 March 1912 in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], graduated from the [[United States Naval Academy]] in 1935. After [[aviation]] training he joined [[Torpedo Squadron 6]] (VT-6) in 1938.

Ely piloted a [[Douglas Aircraft Company|Douglas]] [[TBD Devastator|TBD-1 Devastator]] [[torpedo bomber]] of VT-6, operating off the [[aircraft carrier]] [[USS Enterprise (CV-6)|USS ''Enterprise'' (CV-6)]], at the [[Battle of Midway]]. He was shot down and killed on 4 June 1942 during the battle.

For his vigorous assault on Japanese forces at Midway, Ely was awarded the [[Navy Cross]] posthumously.

==Commemoration==
The U.S. Navy [[destroyer escort]] [[USS Ely (DE-309)|USS ''Ely'' (DE-309)]], [[ship naming and launching|launched]] in 1944 but never completed, was named for Lieutenant Ely.

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==References==
*{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/e3/ely.htm}}
*[http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/309.htm Navsource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive USS Ely (DE 309)]

{{Persondata
|NAME= Ely, Arthur V.
|ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
|SHORT DESCRIPTION= [[United States Navy]] [[Navy Cross]] recipient
|DATE OF BIRTH= March 8, 1912
|PLACE OF BIRTH= [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]
|DATE OF DEATH= June 4, 1942
|PLACE OF DEATH= [[Pacific Ocean]] near [[Midway Atoll]]
}}
}}
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[[Category:Recipients of the Navy Cross]]
[[Category:United States Navy officers]]
[[Category:United States Naval Academy alumni]]
[[Category:American military personnel killed in World War II]]
[[Category:1912 births]]
[[Category:1942 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:United States Navy pilots of World War II]]


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