Serviceman

Milford D. Phillips

Play his story on the map built from his record

Army serial number

38401075

Rank

Pfc (31 October 1943), Pfc (12 January 1944), Cpl (23 February 1944)

Hometown

Beverly Hills, CA

In the book

Heroes of the 483rd, p. 180

Sources

heroes-book, morning-report

Crews

• Milford D. Phillips Crew, co-pilot · 840th

Missions placed on him

• mission 28, 2 June 1944 · Debrecen · The Milford D. Phillips crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 180)
• mission 30, 11 June 1944 · Focsani · The Milford D. Phillips crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 180)
• mission 50, 15 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Milford D. Phillips crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 180)

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Morning reports

8 entries, first 21 October 1943, last 23 February 1944; grades seen: Cpl, Pfc. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.

• 1943-10-21 HQ: Hondquarters T/SEt (501) Walter J Dimitri
• 1943-10-21 HQ: Headquarters T/Sst (501) Walter J Dimitri
• 1943-10-31 HQ: Above 7 EM reclassified as indicated per so 302. Bar 9. Ho AAB Ephrata Wash cy atord
• 1943-12-06 HQ: Pfc Giovanni Ricciardi
• 1943-12-06 HQ: Pfc Giovanni Ricciardi
• 1944-01-12 HQ: Fur to dy (12 days)
• 1944-01-12 HQ: (932) Pfc Fur to dy (12 days)
• 1944-02-23 840th: Reld of dy & trfd to 46th Bomb Gp (L). Morris Fld, N.C.

National Archives pages: roll 453519128 p. 740, roll 453519128 p. 806, roll 453519128 p. 825, roll 458053820 p. 190, roll 458053820 p. 265, roll 461010974 p. 876, roll 461012976 p. 741, roll 463205991 p. 785