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Phillip
Henshaw
Pope
1909-12-28

–

1990-03-17

Born:

Washington

, 

D.C.

Home:

Washington

, 

D. C.

Buried: 

West Dennis

, 

Massachusetts

Cemetery:

West Dennis Cemetery

Phillip Pope graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1933. He retired in 1963 as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Batallion:

    212th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

    Division:

    6th Armored Division

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1945
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery) Phillip Henshaw Pope, United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer, 212th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 6th Armored Division, during World War II.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Action Date:

    February 1961 – July 1963
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 37 (August 9, 1963)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit to Colonel (Field Artillery) Phillip Henshaw Pope, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from February 1961 to July 1963.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Batallion:

    212th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

    Division:

    6th Armored Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, 6th Armored Division, General Orders No. 64 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery) Phillip Henshaw Pope, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 212th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 6th Armored Division, in action against the enemy in the European Theater of Operations, in 1944 and 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Pope, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.