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EDDY, Philip Schuyler - Date of
birth
24 February 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1032431 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
3rd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
A Troop
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
2 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Remich, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 4 | 42 |
Immediate family
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Members
Schuyler B. Eddy (father)
Helen (Phillips) Eddy (mother)
Virginia (Graham) Eddy (wife)
Susan G. Eddy (daughter)
Peter S. Eddy (son)
More information
1st Lt Philip S. Eddy attended Philips Exeter Academy and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1940. He was an insurance salesman before he enlisted in Houston, Texas on 25 February 1941.On 30 December 1944 A Troop headed by Lt Eddy, along with 11 men, were given the mission of crossing the Moselle into the sector occupied by the 2nd Cavalry Group, recross the river further north in the vicinity of Remich and then to attempt to penetrate from the German rear as far as Nennig. After combining with 2nd Cavalry Group they attempted an attack on Castle Thorn which the enemy had reportedly been using as a headquarters. This attack could not be carried out because the natural fortifications were too strong. Meeting with German patrols, they encountered heavy mortar barrages. Lt Eddy was seriously wounded and one man was killed. The group from 2nd Cavalry had four killed, two wounded and three missing. Lt Eddy died two days after the attack.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com - Paula J and Dale L
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery / Paula J and Dale L, The Springfield Daily Republican - 17 January 1945