Charles Philips

Era: World War II

Military Branch: Army

Charles Philips entered the Army on January 23, 1942, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Home at entry: Hibbing, Minnesota.

He served as a Staff Sergeant and rifleman with Company G of the 20th Infantry Regiment of the Sixth Infantry Division in Luzon and New Guinea. He was twice wounded in action in the Southwest Pacific in January and July 1945.

Mr. Philips was awarded the following: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, American Defense Service Meda,l Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two bronze battle stars, World War II Victory Medal, three overseas service bars, and the Philippines Liberation Medal with star.

He was honorably discharged on September 22, 1945, at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 252.

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