Philips, Vodra C.

Service number:: O-364786
Nationality:: American (1776 - present, Republic)

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Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Captain
Unit:: Company A, 743rd Tank Battalion, 116th Infantry Combat Team
Awarded for:: Operation Neptune

For action performed on D-Day, June 6th 1944, sectors Dog Red and Easy Green, Omaha Beach, Normandy, France.

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Bronze Star Medal (BSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Major
Unit:: 743rd Tank Battalion, 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory", U.S. Army

Major Vodra C. Philips, O-364786, Infantry, 743rd Tank Battalion, United States Army, for heroic achievement on 2 September 1944, in France. Entered military service from Missouri.

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Bronze Star Medal (BSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Major
Unit:: 743rd Tank Battalion, 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory", U.S. Army

This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leave to be attached on the ribbon of the first award. Citation unavailable.

Sources

- BALKOSKI, J., Omaha Beach, Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, United States, 2006.
- FOLKESTAD, W. B., The View from the Turret, Burd Street Press, Shippensburg, United States, 2000.
- HEWITT, R. L., Workhorse of the Western Front, The Battery Press, Nashville, United States, 1980.
- The 30th Infantry Division In World War II

Philips, Vodra C.

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Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Bronze Star Medal (BSM)

Bronze Star Medal (BSM)

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