World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Phillip Haglund
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Circle, Montana
Honored By
A Grateful Nation
HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE MONTANA NATIONAL GUARD WHEN HE WAS CALLED UP IN SEPTEMBER 1940. HE JOINED THE ARMY AIR FORCES AND BECAME A BOMBARDIER ABOARD A B-26 MARAUDER. HE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED 86 BOMBING MISSIONS, AIMING FOR ENEMY RAILROAD DEPOTS AND AIRFIELDS IN FRANCE, THE NETHERLANDS AND GERMANY. ON D-DAY, HE BOMBED RAIL YARDS IN CAEN, FRANCE AND FLEW BACK OVER OUR U.S. SOLDIERS ON UTAH AND OMAHA BEACHES, WHERE THEY WERE WAVING THEIR JACKETS AND HELMETS IN APPRECIATION. HE FAITHFULLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN OCTOBER 1944.