Fred Fisher Phillips was born in Newport on 25 July 1919
He died 6 June 1944

Sergeant
101st Airborne Field Artillery

Sgt Phillips is buried at Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

The Plain Talk and Tribune, July 29, 1948
Funeral services for Sgt. Fred Phillips, veteran of World War II, will be conducted Friday 2 p.m. with Rev. Carl P. Daw officiating. Interment will follow in Union cemetery with military services at the Grave.

  • Rank: Sergeant
  • Date of birth:
  • 25 July 1919
  • Date of death: 6 June 1944
  • County: Cocke
  • Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
  • Division/Assignment: 101st Parachute Field Artillery, 101st Airborne Division
  • Theater: Europe
  • Conflict: World War II
  • Battles: Normandy Campaign
  • Awards: Purple Heart
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, TN
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar VIII, Middle Panel
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