World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ernest M. Phillips
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Nacogdoches, Texas
Honored By
Phyllis
Relationship
Niece
TOOK BOOT CAMP TRAINING AT SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA AND ADVANCED TRAINING ON MARE ISLAND. ASSIGNED DUTY AS A SEA-GOING MARINE AND SERVED ABOARD THE CRUISER, USS NORTH HAMPTON. SHIP WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK. LATER SERVED ABOARD THE USS ALCOR PRIOR TO SEPARATION FROM THE SERVICE.