Phillip Camell Kindred Sr. was born 5 May 1920 in Rockwood, Tennessee, the son of Dorcy Campbell Kindred and Molly Almeda Owings. He married Ruby Johnson on 13 June 1941 and the were the parents of Phillip Camell Kindred Jr. He attended school in Harriman prior to entering employment with the Harriman Hosiery mills. He was inducted into the Army at Fort Oglethorpe, GA, on May 9, 1942, was assigned to the infantry and received his training at Camp Wheeler, GA. On October 1, 1942,he was transferred to England where he crossed the Channel with the invasion forces.
Private First Class
175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, Company D
- Rank: Private First Class
- Date of birth: 5 May 1920
- Date of death: 16 July 1944
- County: Roane
- Hometown: Harriman
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War II
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Willard Park Cemetery, Harriman, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XVII, Top Panel
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