World War II Honoree

Theodore Phillips

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

Honored By

Joy

Relationship

Wife

TOOK BASIC TRAINING AT FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA. TRANSFERRED TO FORT JACKSON, SOUTH CAROLINA FOR ADVANCED TRAINING FOR SUBSEQUENT SHIPMENT TO JAPAN. BATTLE OF THE BULGE BROKE OUT AND THE 659TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION WAS SENT TO EUROPE. AFTER BATTLE OF THE BULGE WAS OVER, HE WAS ORDERED TO PATROL THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN AACHEN AND COLOGNE, GERMANY AS A MILITARY POLICEMAN. LATER ASSIGNED DUTY AS ADMINISTRATIVE SERGEANT AT A PRISONER OF WAR PRISON IN GERMANY. SERVED IN THE OCCUPATION FORCES UNTIL UNIT RETURNED TO CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES.