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Soldier Summary

Clifford F. Phillips

Military History

Rank: First Lieutenant

Unit: United States. Army. Infantry, 339th. Company H.

Medals Awarded
  • Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.)
Events
EventDatePlaceDetails
Residence[1]Falls City, NE
Birth[2]Gage County, NE
ResidenceLincoln, NE
Distinguished Service Cross awarded (Posthumously)[1]4/2/1919Bolshie Ozerki (Russia)
Body returned to the U.S. 1919
Died of wounds received in action5/10/1919
Returned to the U.S.1919
Died5/10/1919
Sources

[2]Military Times Hall of Valor

•The history of the American expedition fighting the Bolsheviki; campaigning in north Russia 1918-1919

•History of the 339th Regiment of Infantry, 1917-1926 (with who's who in and roster of the regiment)