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Denny Phillips graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1940.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Commander

    Batallion:

    Fighter Squadron 11 (VF-11)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Kearsarge (CV-33)

    Action Date:

    January 23, 1953

    All Hands (December 1953)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Commander Denny Powell Phillips (NSN: 0-85286), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving with Fighter Squadron ELEVEN (VF-11), embarked in U.S.S. KEARSARGE (CV-33), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 23 January 1953.