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Personal info

Full name
PHILO, Fred William Jr
Date of birth
5 January 1907
Age
37
Place of birth
St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri
Hometown
St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37724724
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
B Company,
23rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Dornot, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 5 63

Immediate family

Members
Frederick W. Philo (father)
Anna C. (Mahaney) Philo (mother)
Frank W. Philo (brother)
Leona (Hiner) Philo (wife)

More information

Pvt Fred W. Philo graduated from Central High School and attended Central Junior College for two years.

He enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 20 October 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, https://www.7tharmddiv.org

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, St Joseph News-Press - 14 March 1945