World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Presley Elwood Philipps
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Avondale, Arizona
Honored By
Mary Ellen Philipps
Relationship
Wife
VOLUNTEERED EARLY 1942 AFTER PEARL HARBOR. TRAINED TO BE A B-17 BOMBARDIER WITH THE 388TH BOMBARDIER UNIT BASED IN ENGLAND. PROMOTED TO BE A 2ND LIEUTENANT AFTER THE TRAINING. DISCHARGED IN 1945 RIGHT AFTER THE END OF WWII.