George Phillips
Military Person
1926 – 1945
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Who was George Phillips?
Private George Phillips was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for sacrificing his own life to save the lives of fellow Marines on Iwo Jima by throwing himself over an activated hand grenade.
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- Born
- Jul 14, 1926
Bates County - Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Mar 14, 1945
- Resting place
- Missouri
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on July 23, 2013
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