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Edwin C. Phillips
Navy
Edwin
C.
Phillips
DIVISION: Navy
Jun 16, 1923 -
BIRTHPLACE: Kent, Ohio
THEATER OF OPERATION: European, American
SERVED: Aug 14, 1942 -
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Nov 11, 2016
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HONORED BY: Edwin Phillips

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Edwin was a motor machinist mate second class and he usually worked on small boats, harborcraft, etc. Edwin and his wife, June, were married on 11 Aug 1942, just 3 days before he enlisted. Edwin says that June (his wife of 61+ years) wrote him 'every' day.

Kenneth C. Phillips
Navy
Kenneth
C.
Phillips
DIVISION: Navy,
Sub
May 21, 1921 - Aug 8, 2012
BIRTHPLACE: Corrallis, Oregon
THEATER OF OPERATION: Pacific
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HONORED BY: Patricia Phillips, Craig, Kenneth, Scott, and Mike.

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Enlistment Date: 1941
Discharge Date: 1953

Myron D. Phillips
Navy
Myron
D.
Phillips
DIVISION: Navy,
121st Naval Construction Battalion
Jun 15, 1927 - Nov 9, 2006
BIRTHPLACE: Abilene, Kansas
HIGHEST RANK: Seaman First Class
THEATER OF OPERATION: Pacific
SERVED: May 26, 1945 -
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Jul 20, 1946
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HONORED BY: Wife, Edith Phillips and children

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Myron Dean Phillips enlisted in the Navy on May 26th, 1945. His assignment was with the Naval Supply Center, Saipan, M.I. in the Pacific. His unit was the 121st Naval Construction Battalion. His rank was Seaman First Class. He was discharged on July 20, 1946.

Harold F. Phillips
Army
Harold
F.
Phillips
DIVISION: Army,
164th Infantry Regiment
HIGHEST RANK: Pvt
THEATER OF OPERATION: Pacific
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BATTLE: Bougainville, Solomon Islands
MILITARY HONORS: Purple Heart
HONORED BY: Talmage Historical Society Museum and the Eisenhower Foundation

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On Christmas Day 1943, the Army’s American Division arrived on Bougainville to relieve the 3rd Marine Division. American troops continued to occupy Bougainville and contain dwindling Japanese troops, until relieved by Australian II Corps troops in late 1944. In early 1944, Pvt. Harold F. Phillips was severely wounded by Japanese sniper fire, although he continued to defend his position until he could be safely evacuated. By March 2, 1944, Pvt. Phillips was recovering at Winter General Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. (See attached newspaper article.) COurtesy of The Talmage Historical Library and Museum, Talmage, KS. 

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Violet V. Phillips (nee Bailey)
Other
Violet
V.
Phillips (nee Bailey)
DIVISION: Other,
SHAEF
Aug 26, 1923 -
BIRTHPLACE: London, United Kingdom
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
SERVED: Feb 1, 1941 -
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Apr 1, 1945
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HONORED BY: Husband, John Henry Phillips

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Violet was proud to have served her King and Country under the command of General Dwight D. Eisenhower during World War II. She was assigned to Headquarters Company, HQ Command Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces (SHAEF). She was billeted at Bushy Park, near Kingston-Upon-Thames, in England and traveled by underground train to Goodge Street Station. There she would enter a secret door, adjacent to a department store, which led to an elevator to take her down 300 feet into General Eisenhower's bunker. In the bunker, Violet sent secret coded messages to the front line troops. At Army camp, Violet was privileged to have danced to Glen Miller's band and to enjoy American food in wartime Britain. Violet managed to survive all the bombings, including the V1 Rockets (Doodle-Bugs) and the V2 Rockets. Her father served in the Army trenches during World War I and of her three brothers, one served in the Army campaigns in Burma and Italy and two served National call-up duty in the Army. Violet's husband, John says, 'You will see from the photograph that Violet was an attractive and lovely person and I was fortunate to have met her in 1953 and to have made her my wife in 1955.' Branch of Service Details: Royal Signal Corp

Aldie H. Pike
Army
Aldie
H.
Pike
DIVISION: Army
SERVED: Jun 12, 1944 -
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HONORED BY: Eisenhower Foundation
Elbert L. Pike
Navy
Elbert
L.
Pike
DIVISION: Navy
SERVED: Mar 24, 1945 -
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HONORED BY: Eisenhower Foundation
Charles R. Pinkham
Army Air Corps
Charles
R.
Pinkham
DIVISION: Army Air Corps,
18th Weather Squadron
Feb 18, 1917 -
BIRTHPLACE: Abilene, Kansas
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
SERVED: Jul 21, 1942 -
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Dec 3, 1945
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HONORED BY: Eisenhower Foundation

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Charlie' Pinkham was born in Abilene, KS and went to Abilene High School. Following high school, he worked in Redwood City, CA in several Drug Stores. He went to Kansas University for about 6 months and then went to Kansas City to get two licenses to qualify for working in radio as an engineer. He then took a position at a radio station in Hutchinson, KS as an engineer and then in Salina, KS doing the same type of work. He was drafted on 21 July 1942 and sent for Basic Training at an Army Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, TX. There he was trained in radio and meteorology. He was then sent to a pilot training base in Walnut Ridge, AR followed by an assignment to Seymour Johnson Base in Goldsboro, NC. He was sent to New York where he took a troop carrier ship to England. While in England, he was stationed at HQ 8th Air Force Base working on B-17 aircraft. He said several generals came there including General Doolittle. His work included gathering weather information and putting it on maps for pilot mission briefings. Of personal interest, Charlie said that all of the military were issued bicycles to use to and from work and to visit the local countryside. After his tour in England, he was sent back on the cruise ship 'Queen Mary' that had been converted to be a troop carrier during the war. He was discharged from the military at Camp Chaffee, AR. He took a job in Wichita, KS for several years at Boeing and then at Beech Aircraft Company as a technical writer. He then worked at Martin Marietta in Denver which, at that time, was building ICBM Missile Sites around the US. Charlie had an opportunity at that time to travel around the US servicing those sites. Charlie then went to the University of Oklahoma where he received his degree. He worked there and retired after 20 years. While there, he worked on special projects plotting the location of oil fields in the US and Mexico. While doing that, he developed an interest in ancient Aztec and Mayan cultures. Following his retirement, he continued to travel in South America pursuing those interests through the 1980s. He then moved back to the Salina and Abilene area where he resides at this time.

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