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Howard Edward Phillips
Captain
A CO, 5TH AVN BN, 1ST CAV DIV, USARV Army of the United States Scottsboro, Alabama July 19, 1933 to January 31, 1966 HOWARD E PHILLIPS is on the Wall at Panel 4E, Line 125 |
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Howard Phillips was a friend as well as my Platoon Leader. I was with him when he died in LZ Bird near Bong Son, RVN, on 31 JAN 1966. A sniper fired a round that penetrated his chest causing instant death. We were in a UH-1D "Huey" Helicopter approximately 30 feet above the ground at a very slow airspeed, preparing to land. Howard was at the controls when he was shot and I landed the "Huey" immediately. I still miss him after nearly 35 years and think of him a lot. My son, Howard Timothy Woodruff, age 31, is named after this great man. Howard was awarded the Silver Star for valor in combat during the Korean Conflict at the age of seventeen.
Norris M. Woodruff |
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A memorial from a friend, Norris M. Woodruff 1412 Brazos Trail, Plano, Texas 75075 E-mail address is not available. 13 Nov 2001 |
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