Dave B Phillips

Cpl Dave Phillips was killed in action on 14 June 1944, serving with HQ&HQ Co, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment. On 14 June 1944, the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry, was positioned in the vicinity of La Vacquerie as part of a period of activity spanning several days that June. During this stretch, patrols from the battalion continued to probe German positions in and around Cussy, working to determine the strength and disposition of enemy forces in the area. Specific movements by the battalion on this particular day were not separately recorded, as the events of 13 through 15 June were documented together as a single continuous period. Cpl Phillips was killed in action that day; the report does not specify the individual circumstances.