World War II Honoree

Harold Carl Philippy

Branch of Service

U.S. Coast Guard

Hometown

Waconia, Minnesota

Honored By

His Family

MACHINIST'S MATE THIRD CLASS, SERIAL NUMBER 591-206, ENTERED COAST GUARD ON DECEMBER 10, 1942. HE SERVED AT NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, THEN ON COAST GUARD CUTTER COTTONWOOD WAGL-209 SERVICING AIDS-TO-NAVIGATION ON THE RIVER, THEN ON COAST GUARD CUTTER MOHAWK WPG-78 IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC. HE RECEIVED THE AMERICAN AREA CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN AREA CAMPAIGN MEDAL. ON APRIL 16, 1946 HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER, PHILADELPHIA, RETURNING HOME TO WACONIA, MINNESOTA.