Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New Bern, North Carolina
Honored By
Hal F Humphrey
Relationship
Friend
CHIEF MACHINIST MATE PHIPPS SERVED IN THE U.S. NAVY FROM DECEMBER 1940 TO DECEMBER 1945. SERVED ABOARD THE USS YORKTOWN AND USS CALIFORNIA IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. AWARDS; NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL.