Missing information?

Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?

Submit

Personal info

Full name
CHILLAS, Philip Wellington Jr
Date of birth
2 August 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
Hometown
New Castle County, Delaware

Military service

Service number
42145854
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
289th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 January 1945
Place of death
Road to Vielsalm
In the vicinity of Grand Bois, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 1 16

Immediate family

Members
Philip W. Chillas Sr. (father)
Rebecca (Huntsman) Chillas (mother)
Richard H. Chillas (brother)
Annabelle L. (Hill) Chillas (wife)
Linda Chillas (daughter)

More information

Pfc Philip W. Chillas, Jr. graduated from Pierre S. DuPont High School and was employed at Chambeers Works of the DuPont Company.

He enlisted on 23 June 1944 at Fort Dix, New Jersey.

Source of information: Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - The News Journal

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The News Journal