Phillips Philip J., Jr.

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Philip J., Jr. Phillips is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

B17 (43-39035) Memorial -384th Bomber Group

Name:

Philip J., Jr. Phillips

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

12225719

Unit:

547th Bomber Squadron, 384th Bomber Group

Date of Death:

1945-03-19

State:

New York

Cemetery:

Greenfield Cemetery, Uniondale, New York

Plot:

Section 46, Lot 198

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Comments:

Philip J. Phillips, Jr., aged 19, was born on March 19, 1945. He served in the 547th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group, as a Sergeant and Radio Operator/Medic of the B17G 43-39035 during World War II. On March 19, 1945, he was on the crew of the B-17G #43-39035 during a mission to bomb industrial oil sites in Plauen, Germany. They suffered battle damage and were experiencing poor weather conditions on their return trip. They dropped out of formation to a lower altitude, then collided with some trees before crashing at Coley Hill near Reigate, in England. There were no survivors.

Sgt Phillips is now buried in the Greenfield Cemetery, Uniondale, Nassau County, New York, USA.

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