World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ernest Wilburn Phillips
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Decorah, Iowa
Honored By
Sheri Kent
Relationship
Daughter
HE WAS WORKING AS AN ARMY COOK WITH AN INFANTRY COMPANY, HE WAS IN THE KITCHEN WHEN THE PLANES FIRST ARRIVED. HE WITNESSED THE DESTRUCTION FROM SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, JUST A FEW MILES FROM PEARL HARBOR.