▁Ford , ▁he ▁was ▁Deput y ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Def ense . ▁Ell sw orth ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁assistant ▁to ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Mar itime ▁Commission . ▁ ▁Ell sw orth ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Lawrence , ▁Kansas , ▁and ▁was ▁educated ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁schools ▁of ▁that ▁city . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁the ▁Korean ▁War . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁b ac cala ure ate ▁in ▁engineering ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Kansas , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Al pha ▁Nu ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁B eta ▁Th eta ▁Pi ▁colleg iate ▁frat ern ity . ▁He ▁then ▁studied ▁law ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁Law ▁School , ▁from ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ; ▁he ▁pract iced ▁law ▁in ▁Lawrence , ▁Kansas , ▁and ▁in ▁Spring field , ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁The ▁retired ▁amb assador ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Saint ▁John ▁as ▁a ▁kn ight ▁of ▁honor ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Ell sw orth ▁provided ▁comment ary ▁to ▁K F MB ▁regarding ▁an ▁un exp la ined ▁miss ile ▁launch ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁He ▁ca ution ed ▁the ▁news ▁crew ▁to ▁wait ▁for ▁definit ive ▁answers ▁from ▁the ▁military , ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁spec ulate , ▁" It ▁could ▁be ▁a ▁test ▁firing ▁of ▁an