World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Lemuel C. Phillips
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pittston, Pennsylvania
SERVED FROM JANUARY 3, 1941 UNTIL JUNE 21, 1945. SERVED WITH THE 16TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION. SAW ACTION IN NORTH AFRICA AND EUROPE INCLUDING THE INVASION OF NORMANDY AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. AWARDED THE SILVER STAR, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, FRENCH FOURRAGERE AND THE JUBILEE MEDAL FROM THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT.