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PHILLIPS, Wendell Gale - Date of
birth
19 February 1919 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Highland Park, Wayne County, Michigan -
Hometown
Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36122842 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
6 December 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bergstein, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Wendell C. Phillips (father)
Francis M. (Boyles) Phillips (mother)
Muriel F. Phillips (sister)
Jewell D. Phillips (twin brother)
Barbara Phillips (sister)
More information
Sgt Wendell G. Phillips was a laborer before he enlisted in Detroit, Michigan on 11 July 1941.He was declared officially dead one day and one year after he was reported missing in action.
Source of information: Peter Schouten, Susan Linton, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, DPAA
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Susan Linton - Barbara Madlinger (niece)