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SSGT James E Phillips

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SSGT James E Phillips

Birth
Death
2 Nov 1944 (aged 24)
Burial
Union, Union County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Sergeant, 735 AAF Bomb Squadron, 453 Bomb

Group, World War II.


Shot down by flak aboard B-24H Liberator

#42-64469 "EL-FLACO" on the aircraft's 78th

mission, a mission to bomb oil refineries at

Castrop-Rauxel, and crashed at Luenen-Sud,

Germany.


10 crew KIA:


2nd Lt. Carl Isaksen

2nd Lt. Earl L Johnson

2nd Lt. Malcolm H Rubin

2nd Lt. Vanig Vartanian

Sgt. Edwin W. Bringardner, Jr.

Sgt. James A Dietrich

Sgt. Robert L Perrin

SSgt. James E Phillips

Sgt. Robert L Rakouska

Sgt. Dewey D Steele


Courtesy of Tim Cook (#46481904)

Sergeant, 735 AAF Bomb Squadron, 453 Bomb

Group, World War II.


Shot down by flak aboard B-24H Liberator

#42-64469 "EL-FLACO" on the aircraft's 78th

mission, a mission to bomb oil refineries at

Castrop-Rauxel, and crashed at Luenen-Sud,

Germany.


10 crew KIA:


2nd Lt. Carl Isaksen

2nd Lt. Earl L Johnson

2nd Lt. Malcolm H Rubin

2nd Lt. Vanig Vartanian

Sgt. Edwin W. Bringardner, Jr.

Sgt. James A Dietrich

Sgt. Robert L Perrin

SSgt. James E Phillips

Sgt. Robert L Rakouska

Sgt. Dewey D Steele


Courtesy of Tim Cook (#46481904)


Inscription

SSGT, 735 AAF BOMB SQ WORLD WAR II


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  • Created by: CathyO
  • Added: Mar 15, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86792825/james_e-phillips: accessed ), memorial page for SSGT James E Phillips (21 Jul 1920–2 Nov 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 86792825, citing Fairforest Baptist Church Cemetery, Union, Union County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by CathyO (contributor 47307359).