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Pilot 1st Lt Robert G. Phillips, O-017149 (MIA / KIA) KS Gunner ? (MIA / KIA) Crashed November 10, 1943 Aircraft History Built by Douglas Aircraft Company in El Segundo. Constructors Number 4585. Delivered to the U.S. Navy (USN) as SBD-5 Dauntless bureau number 35946. Wartime History Assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC). Assigned to an unknown squadron. No known nickname, nose art or markings. Mission History On November 10, 1943 took off from on Espiritu Santo piloted by 1st Lt Robert G. Phillips on a flight. When this aircraft failed to return the crew was officially listed as Missing In Action (MIA). Memorials The crew was officially declared dead the day of the mission. As the flight was non-combat, the crew did not earn the Purple Heart, posthumously. Phillips is memorialized at Honolulu Cemetery (Punchbowl) on the courts of the missing, court 4. He also has a memorial marker at Yates Center Cemetery in Yates Center, KS at section 14, lot 17. References Navy Serial Number Search Results - SBD-5 Dauntless 35946 USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List November 1943 - SBD-5 Dauntless 35946 American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Robert G. Phillips FindAGrave - 1Lt Robert Gene Phillips (photo, courts of the missing photo) FindAGrave - 1LT Robert Gene Phillips (photo, memorial marker photo) listed as Marine Air Group 12 (MAG-12) Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated November 9, 2022 |
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