World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John C. Phillips
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Waterloo, Iowa
Honored By
Marine Veteran
ENLISTED AS A PRIVATE IN ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY, THEN TRANSFERRED TO INFANTRY. FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE IN BELGIUM, WAS WOUNDED AND CAPTURED BY GERMANS. WAS LIBERATED FROM MOOSBURG, GERMANY BY GENERAL PATTON'S 14TH ARMORED DIVISION. AWARDED COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, PURPLE HEART, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL AND THE EUROPEAN THEATRE RIBBON WITH 3 BATTLE STARS.