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NAME Robert Philip |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER O-6179 |
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| UNIT VMF-111 Pilot |
HOME OF RECORD 1110 North Hill Avenue Pasadena, CA |
NEXT OF KIN Wife, Mrs. Alice P. Philip |
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| DATE OF BIRTH November 10, 1915 at Fort Pierre, SD |
ENTERED SERVICE July 31, 1939 (commissioned) |
DATE OF LOSS June 24, 1943 |
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| REGION Central Pacific |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Samoa / Manono |
CASUALTY TYPE Non-battle death |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Major Robert Philip was a pilot assigned to VMF-111, a Marine fighter squadron based in Samoa during the summer of 1943. Philip was killed in a flying mishap on 24 June 1943. His Wildcat fighter (FM-1 #15003) crashed into the sea at 1030 hours, approximately five miles south of Manono Island. The cause of the accident is not known, and Philip’s body was not recovered from the scene. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS — |
LAST KNOWN RANK Major |
STATUS OF REMAINS Lost at sea |
MEMORIALS Black Hills National Cemetery Honolulu Memorial |
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