Philipps, John W., 1914-2006,

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Philipps (1914-2006) entered the Army Air Forces in 1942. He flew thirty-two missions and was honorably discharged at the rank of staff sergeant. After the war, he worked in the hardware and appliance business for many years in Lancaster (Wisconsin), for the Department of Agriculture in their Trade Regulations Division as a civil investigator in Eau Claire, retired to Arkansas and Florida, and eventually settled in Middleton (Wisconsin).

From the description of Oral history interview with John W. Philipps, 2000. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 85247085

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England--Old Buckenham
Wisconsin--Lancaster
Wisconsin--Eau Claire
Wisconsin--Middleton
Germany
Truax Field (Wis.)
Ireland
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Airmen
B-24 bomber
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World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
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Birth 1914

Death 2006

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