World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Henry Gerard 'Red' Phillips
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Grass Valley, California
Honored By
A Thankful American
HE JOINED THE 47TH INFANTRY AT FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA IN AUGUST 1942 AS A 2ND LIEUTENANT. HE PARTICIPATED IN THE REGIMENT'S AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT AT SAFI, MOROCCO AND WAS WOUNDED AT EL GUETTAR, TUNISIA WHILE LEADING A MACHINE GUN PLATOON. HE FOUGHT IN THE SICILIAN, FRENCH, AND GERMAN CAMPAIGNS OF THE 9TH INFANTRY DIVISION. HE WAS WOUNDED AGAIN IN BELGIUM AND GERMANY AND TWICE AWARDED THE SILVER STAR MEDAL FOR GALLANTRY IN ACTION. HE WAS RECENTLY AWARDED THE FRENCH LEGION OF HONOR FOR HIS SERVICE IN WWII.