World War II Honoree

Wallace George Phillips

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Watertown, South Dakota

Honored By

Betsy Phillips Jones

Relationship

Granddaughter

2/10/1941, CALLED TO DUTY FROM NATIONAL GUARD AS LIEUTENANT, 34TH IN 1/24/1943. RETIRED FROM ARMY 11/5/DIVISION, SIGNAL CORPS. PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN, 1945. DIRECTED ACTIVITIES AND OPERATIONS INVOLVED IN THE CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND SUPPLY OF A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM. AS COMMANDER WAS RESPONSIBLE OF TRAINING, ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPLY OF UNIT COMMANDED. SUPERVISED OPERATIONS OF ALL TYPES OF WIRE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS.