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Navy Federal Credit Union
Leroy
Owen
Phillips
MIA (WWII) KIA)

Home:

American Falls

, 

Idaho

Buried: 

Manila

, 

Philippine Islands

Cemetery:

A.B.M.C. Manila

Awards Received

  • Navy and Marine Corps Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Water Tender First Class

    Division:

    U.S.S. Hull

    Action Date:

    December 18, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 348 (March 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Water Tender First Class Leroy Owen Phillips (NSN: 6601488), United States Navy, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal (Posthumously) for heroic conduct aboard the U.S.S. HULL during a hurricane in the Philippine Sea on 18 December 1944.