World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Elmer F. Phillips
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Detroit, Michigan
Honored By
Sandra Phillips Jewell
Relationship
Daughter
ENTERED FEBRUARY 18,1941. DISCHARGED OCTOBER 4,1945. RADIO OPERATOR 767. WOUNDED IN FRANCE JULY 1944; GERMANY NOVEMBER 1944; GERMANY FEBRUARY 1945 WAS A MILITARY POLICE ESCORT. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS: SOUTHERN FRANCE, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE. MEDALS AND RIBBONS: GOOD CONDUCT, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN, EXPERT IN PISTOL AND MACHINE GUN, SHARP SHOOTER OF RIFLE, PURPLE HEART, 2 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, BRONZE STAR, SILVER STAR, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY, AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL.