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Philips, Vodra C.
Philips, Vodra C.
Service number:
O-364786
Nationality:
American
Biography
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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.
Citation unavailable.
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.
Citation unavailable.
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
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BALKOSKI, J., Omaha Beach, Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, United States, 2006
.
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FOLKESTAD, W. B., The View from the Turret, Burd Street Press, Shippensburg, United States, 2000
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HEWITT, R. L., Workhorse of the Western Front, The Battery Press, Nashville, United States, 1980
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The 30th Infantry Division In World War II
Photo