Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Honored By
VFW Post 23 Ladies Auxiliary
ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY IN SEPTEMBER 1940 IN THE 213TH COAST ARTILLERY BATTERY H. DURING WWII, PHILIP SERVED ON THE ISLAND OF CURACAO AND ARUBA; TRAINED AT FORT BENNING, NORTH CAROLINA AS A PARACHUTIST; AND SERVED AS A POSTAL CLERK AND A GLIDER MAN WITH THE 101ST AIRBORNE.