World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
George Eldon Phillippe
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Fulton, Missouri
Honored By
Trudy Phillippe Riddle
Relationship
Daughter
HE SERVED ON THE USS SOUTH DAKOTA BATTLESHIP FROM DECEMBER 12, 1943 TO DECEMBER 1, 1945. HE WAS IN THE FIRE-FIGHTING AND RADAR DIVISION. HE RECEIVED THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH TWO BRONZE STARS AND THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC RIBBON WITH EIGHT BRONZE STARS.