Robert C. Phillips, 79, Blue Springs, MO., passed away Saturday, August 16, 1997, at Parklane Hospital, Cremation.
Mr. Phillips was born June 10, 1918, in Cambridge, MA. He was a police officer for the So. Yarmouth Police Dept. He was a WW II Army Veteran of the 295th Joint Assault Signal Company. He fought in the No. Solomons, So. Phillipines, Marianas and Luzon Campaigns. He was awarded four Bronze Stars and the Purple Heart. He was a Christian by faith. He was a member of the VFW and the American Legion in Higanis, MA. He is survived by a daughter, Suzanne Buck, Lake Tapawingo, MO; granddaughter, Shelly Crane, Lake Lotowana, MO; and Evelyn Phillips. (Arrangements: Webb-Freer Funeral Home)
The Kansas City Star, August 18, 1997.
Military Information: TSGT, US ARMY
Mr. Phillips was born June 10, 1918, in Cambridge, MA. He was a police officer for the So. Yarmouth Police Dept. He was a WW II Army Veteran of the 295th Joint Assault Signal Company. He fought in the No. Solomons, So. Phillipines, Marianas and Luzon Campaigns. He was awarded four Bronze Stars and the Purple Heart. He was a Christian by faith. He was a member of the VFW and the American Legion in Higanis, MA. He is survived by a daughter, Suzanne Buck, Lake Tapawingo, MO; granddaughter, Shelly Crane, Lake Lotowana, MO; and Evelyn Phillips. (Arrangements: Webb-Freer Funeral Home)
The Kansas City Star, August 18, 1997.
Military Information: TSGT, US ARMY
Robert C. Phillips, 79, Blue Springs, MO., passed away Saturday, August 16, 1997, at Parklane Hospital, Cremation.
Mr. Phillips was born June 10, 1918, in Cambridge, MA. He was a police officer for the So. Yarmouth Police Dept. He was a WW II Army Veteran of the 295th Joint Assault Signal Company. He fought in the No. Solomons, So. Phillipines, Marianas and Luzon Campaigns. He was awarded four Bronze Stars and the Purple Heart. He was a Christian by faith. He was a member of the VFW and the American Legion in Higanis, MA. He is survived by a daughter, Suzanne Buck, Lake Tapawingo, MO; granddaughter, Shelly Crane, Lake Lotowana, MO; and Evelyn Phillips. (Arrangements: Webb-Freer Funeral Home)
The Kansas City Star, August 18, 1997.
Military Information: TSGT, US ARMY
Mr. Phillips was born June 10, 1918, in Cambridge, MA. He was a police officer for the So. Yarmouth Police Dept. He was a WW II Army Veteran of the 295th Joint Assault Signal Company. He fought in the No. Solomons, So. Phillipines, Marianas and Luzon Campaigns. He was awarded four Bronze Stars and the Purple Heart. He was a Christian by faith. He was a member of the VFW and the American Legion in Higanis, MA. He is survived by a daughter, Suzanne Buck, Lake Tapawingo, MO; granddaughter, Shelly Crane, Lake Lotowana, MO; and Evelyn Phillips. (Arrangements: Webb-Freer Funeral Home)
The Kansas City Star, August 18, 1997.
Military Information: TSGT, US ARMY
Inscription
T Sergeant, U.S. Army, World War II; Purple Heart
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