Name:
Philip J., Jr. Phillips
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
12225719
Unit:
547th Bomber Squadron, 384th Bomber Group
Date of Death:
1945-03-19
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Greenfield Cemetery, Uniondale, New York
Plot:
Section 46, Lot 198
Row:
Grave:
3
Decoration:
Comments:
Philip J. Phillips, Jr., aged 19, was born on March 19, 1945. He served in the 547th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group, as a Sergeant and Radio Operator/Medic of the B17G 43-39035 during World War II. On March 19, 1945, he was on the crew of the B-17G #43-39035 during a mission to bomb industrial oil sites in Plauen, Germany. They suffered battle damage and were experiencing poor weather conditions on their return trip. They dropped out of formation to a lower altitude, then collided with some trees before crashing at Coley Hill near Reigate, in England. There were no survivors.
Sgt Phillips is now buried in the Greenfield Cemetery, Uniondale, Nassau County, New York, USA.
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