World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Alonzo Phillips
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Richmond, Virginia
Honored By
Ruth Frost Schulte
Relationship
Granddaughter
HE WAS A LIEUTENANT WHEN THE WAR STARTED, WHICH BEGAN FOR HIM ON PEARL HARBOR DAY. HE SERVED ON THE USS PENNSYLVANIA AND WAS SETTING UP FOR SUNDAY MORNING SERVICES THE DAY THE JAPANESE ATTACKED. HE RECEIVED A WAR TIME PROMOTION TO LIEUTENANT COMMANDER DURING THE WAR.