Grouping, Sgt. John Phillips, Co. H, 395th Inf. Regt., 99th Infantry Division, WIA, ETO
Rare genuine US Army grouping, which once belonged to some Sergeant John T. Phillips and includes the following items:
- Bronze Star Medal, on the reverse of which name John T. Phillips has been engraved, coming in its original case along with ribbon bar and lapel badge;
- Purple Heart Medal, coming in its original case with lapel badge;
- WWII Victory Medal, with ribbon bar;
- European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (two Stars), with ribbon bar;
- American Campaign Medal, with ribbon bar;
- three-ribbon bar: Purple Heart Medal, Good Conduct Medal and European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal;
- Combat Infantryman Badge, made in sterling silver (clutch back);
- two silk handkerchiefs adorned with an embroidered eagle and bearing mention 'Remember Me';
- corpus of documents: four original telegrams dated 1943-1945, letter and certificate related to the above-mentioned Bronze Star Medal.
Great homogeneous set, in very good overall condition.
John Thomas Phillips was born on October 15, 1913 in Hardin, Kentucky and joined the US Army on November 23, 1942 (ASN 35718149). He went on to serve with Company H, 395th Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division, deployed to Europe in October 1944 and was wounded in action on March 2, 1945 in Germany (shell fragment in the forearm). He was discharged on September 25 of that year as a Sergeant, and passed away on June 8, 1992.
https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/95908505/john-t-phillips
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