Name:
Oather B. Phillips
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
39236490
Unit:
753rd Tank Battalion
Date of Death:
1944-08-28
State:
California
Cemetery:
Rhone American Cemetery, Draguignan, France
Plot:
A
Row:
6
Grave:
23
Decoration:
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
When Oather B. Phillips was born in 1907 in Texas, his father, George, was 36 and his mother, Ollie, was 33. He had two brothers and two sisters. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Corporal in the 753rd Tank Battalion. He entered service in California. He died on August 28, 1944 during the invasion of southern France. He is now buried at Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial, Draguignan, Departement du Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.