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Erner Dale PHILLIPS

Erner Dale PHILLIPS

Male 1931 - 1964  (33 years)

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  • Name Erner Dale PHILLIPS 
    Born 6 May 1931  Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Military Hospitalman 2, US Navy, Co E, 1st Med Bn, 1st Marine Div, Korea  [3] 
    • A Navy Corpsman/Hospitalman, Erner Dale Phillips volunteered for duty with the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict. Attached to the 1st Marine Division, he took part in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, in which Chinese forces lured 30,000 UN troops into a trap and encircled them with 120,000 troops. The 17-day battle was fought in frigid conditions from 27 November to 13 December 1950. Wounded in action, Erner Phillips was awarded two Purple Hearts and the Bronze Star.
    Census 1940  Big Battle (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1955  Portsmouth, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Died 30 Dec 1964  Lake City, Columbia Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Cause: automobile accident 
    Buried Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Chesapeake, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Person ID I91018  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 27 May 2018 

    Father Howard PHILLIPS,   b. 30 Sep 1905, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1962, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Mabel Coweta CURREY,   b. 24 May 1907, Salem, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1975  (Age 67 years) 
    Family ID F36572  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margie Ruth CHAMBERS,   b. 12 Feb 1933, Daniels, Raleigh Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 2008, Norfolk, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 3 Feb 1955  Portsmouth, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Documents
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    Family ID F51933  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1616] Immediate family.

    3. [S2633] U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    4. [S2646] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    5. [S40] Virginia Marriage Records, 1936-2014, (Ancestry.com).

    6. [S2624] Military Grave Marker.

    7. [S2580] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    8. [S1596] Newspaper article, Tampa (Fla.) Tribune, 1/1/1965.

    9. [S2396] Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and Florida Dept of Health, Office of Vital Records).

    10. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    11. [S934] Findagrave.com.