World War II Honoree

Melvin Phillips

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Bonifay, Florida

Honored By

Deborah L. Phillips

Relationship

Daughter

U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. STATIONED AT THE NAVY YARD AT BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. SERVED AT U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION, HUNTERS POINT, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA; FLEET TRAINING CENTER, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA AND FLEET SONAR SCHOOL, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. SERVED ABOARD THE USS GULL, A MINESWEEPER AND THE USS TOURMALINE. RECEIVED THE HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL.