William Leroy Phillips
Captain
A CO, 1ST BN, 503RD INFANTRY, 173RD ABN BDE, USARV
Army of the United States
Toccoa, Georgia
October 09, 1945 to January 20, 1970
WILLIAM L PHILLIPS is on the Wall at Panel W14, Line 50

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28 Jun 2000

William L. Phillips was the son of Leroy and Beatrice Phillips, husband of Peggy Sosebee Phillips, father of William Todd Phillips, and a son of Stephens County.

Captain Phillips, Commanding Officer of Alpha Company, 1/503rd Infantry, died on 20 January 1970 of wounds received during an mortar barrage in Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam. He returned home to Stephens County for burial with full military honors.

Captain Phillips is remembered and honored by his community and by his comrades in the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Leon Williams Post 4346, Toccoa, Stephens County, Georgia.

A memorial from the
Veterans Of Foreign Wars Post 4346,
Toccoa, Georgia
kjdavis@alltel.net

Stephens County, Georgia, lost eight of its sons in Vietnam.
All are memorialized on The Virtual Wall.
William H. AYERS
SP4, AUS 1948-69
Gregorio M. CAMACHO
SFC, AUS 1931-68
Larry E. COLLIER
SP5, AUS 1944-68
Jacky L. DRURY
SP4, AUS 1949-70
Sponsored by VFW Post 4346 Tommy C. HEATON
CPL, AUS 1946-69
Marshall H. ISBELL
PFC, AUS 1946-67
Emory F. JOHNSON
LCPL, USMC 1943-67
William L. PHILLIPS
Captain, AUS 1945-70


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