| Birth: | Feb. 3, 1930 | | Death: | Nov. 27, 1950 | 
Korean War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was missing in action. His name is on the Wall of the Missing at the National Memorial of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii. He served as a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps in Company E, 2d Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein). He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on November 4, 1950. His citation in part reads "Using one hand to climb up the extremely hazardous precipice, he hurled grenades with the other and, with two remaining comrades, succeeded in annihilating the pocket of resistance and in consolidating the position. Immediately subjected to a sharp counteratttack by an estimated enemy squad, he skillfully directed the fire of his men and employed his own weapon with deadly effectiveness to repulse the numerically superior hostile force."
Search Amazon for Lee Phillips | | | Burial:
Marietta National Cemetery
Marietta
Cobb County
Georgia, USA
Plot: Section MB, Grave8 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Don Morfe
Record added: Aug 30, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 7808395 |
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