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PHILLIPS, Chester Lawrence - Date of
birth
4 March 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Newburgh, Warrick County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35152724 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Doncols, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 10 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles G. Phillips (father)
Grace L. (Shiver) Phillips (mother)
Pearl G. Phillips (brother)
Lillian Phillips (sister)
Mary F. Phillips (sister)
Evelyn Phillips (sister)
More information
T/5 Chester L. Phillips enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Pennsylvania on 1 February 1941. He was sent overseas in August 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com - Coleman / James M. Phillips, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: Peter Schouteten