Ellis, “Pete” Earl Hancock
Ellis, “Pete” Earl Hancock (1880–1923), Marine officer and amphibious warfare specialist.Ellis was a prophetic strategist and tactician whose 1921 plan anticipated the U.S. Navy's Central Pacific campaign of World War II. He enlisted as a private in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1900 and was commissioned a year later. Five years' service in the Philippines and eighteen months with the Asiatic Fleet acquainted him with the Far East and with the Defense of Subic Bay. While at the Naval War College from 1911 to 1913, as student and a faculty member, Ellis developed his vision of amphibious assault operations and prepared studies for the defense of such Pacific islands as Guam, Peleliu, and Samoa. In 1914, after participating in the first advanced base exercise he reported to Guam to help plan its defense. He joined the staff of Marine Gen. John A. Lejeune in...
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