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Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. While in this position he also served as
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Department of Defense : hearings before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, Ninety-ninth Congress, first session, October 16; November 14, 19, 20, 21; December 4, 5, 6, 11, 12,
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Special Reports Made by Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on Subjects Affecting the Naval and Military Establishments, Part 2 (1975)
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He died on August 27, 2023, in
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Josephine Scureman. He later attended Edison Grammar School, Skinner Junior High School, and
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He graduated from the academy in 1940 and was commissioned a
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Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army)
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From 1966 to 1968 and 1969 to 1971 he worked for the
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564:Army Distinguished Civilian Service Medal
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288:United States Army Field Artillery School
243:. While in high school he worked for the
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134:27th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
16:American brigadier general (1918–2023)
1335:United States Military Academy alumni
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858:The Wainwright Papers (Volumes 1-2)
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1043:U.S. Army register. 1958 v.1
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862:Quezon City, The Philippines
378:George Washington University
216:George Washington University
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1202:Who's Who, Marquis (1988).
1166:Who's Who, Marquis (1982).
773:The Fall of the Philippines
466:June 11, 1965: Colonel (RA)
450:August 29, 1952: Major (RA)
447:July 15, 1948: Captain (RA)
245:Bureau of Biological Survey
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380:graduating in 1963 with a
362:Armed Forces Staff College
208:Armed Forces Staff College
62:August 27, 2023 (aged 105)
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1093:Collingdale, Pennsylvania
810:Turner Publishing Company
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963:U.S. Army register. 1942
952:U.S. Army register. 1941
1238:Paul D. Phillips – 1940
1095:: Diane Publishing Co.
911:New York City, New York
559:Army Commendation Medal
506:Personal life and death
376:and would later attend
183:Army Commendation Medal
771:Morton, Louis (1953).
524:Awards and decorations
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1116:Weddle, Paul (2005).
864:: New Day Publishers.
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569:Prisoner of War Medal
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92:Years of service
915:Simon & Schuster
806:Nashville, Tennessee
366:National War College
358:2nd Armored Division
350:1st Armored Division
253:one year scholarship
249:University of Denver
212:National War College
423:December 19, 1941:
229:Paul David Phillips
41:Paul David Phillips
1370:People from Denver
1208:Wilmette, Illinois
667:1940 Class History
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545:Bronze Star Medal
482:Phillips in 1975.
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540:Silver Star
502:in Denver.
170:Silver Star
152:Vietnam War
1299:Categories
575:References
500:consultant
338:Hoten Camp
235:Early life
190:Alma mater
148:Korean War
72:Allegiance
38:Birth name
330:Manchuria
324:, Luzon,
95:1940–1966
497:manpower
322:Mindanao
130:Commands
80:Service/
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425:Captain
370:I Corps
305:in the
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432:Major
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334:Korea
326:Japan
303:Luzon
251:on a
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894:1985
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332:and
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100:Rank
59:Died
46:Born
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