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George Hendrick
Phifer
Rank/Rate |
Electrician's Mate, Second Class |
Service Number |
243 60 90 |
Birth Date |
January 1, 1914 |
From |
Lakewood, New Jersey |
Decorations |
Purple Heart |
Ship |
USS Canopus (AS-9) |
Date of Death |
April 9, 1942 |
Location |
Bataan, Philippine Islands |
Circumstances |
Killed in action |
Remarks |
George was born in Cassville, New Jersey. From a letter from his mother:
"On April 9, 1942 while abandoning Bataan in small boats going to Corregidor (P.I.) a heavy explosion threw large boulders out into Marviveles Bay as the evacuation boats were leaving. One large boulder struck a boat, killed three men and one officer and broke the boat in half. Phifer was one of the men killed." |
Photo courtesy of the Lakewood Historical Society via Norm Rutan. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.
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