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World War II Honoree

Civilian on the Home Front

Eleanor Laidley Phillips 'Ellie' Hart

Hometown

Saint Louis, Missouri

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

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Activity During WWII

LIVED IN MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. SHE AND HER HUSBAND HOWARD PHILLIPS WERE INTERNED BY THE JAPANESE IN 1942 AT THE SANTO THOMAS AND LOS BANOS CAMPS. SHE SURVIVED AND WAS LIBERATED WHEN THE JAPANESE FORCES WERE DEFEATED IN THE PHILIPPINES.