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PHILLIPS, Thomas Melvin Jr - Date of
birth
9 February 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
North Carolina -
Hometown
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34173642 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
702nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Beffe-Manhay, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 16 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Thomas M. Phillips (father)
Hallie C. (Featherston) Phillips (mother)
Hallie Phillips (sister)
Ruth Phillips (sister)
Betty Phillips (sister)
More information
Sgt Thomas M. Phillips was an office clerk at the water department of Raleigh before he enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 4 November 1941.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Upchurch Brady Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, newspaper article - 20 January 1945