George Philip Jr.
| George Philip Jr. | |
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LCDR George Philip Jr. prior to becoming a CDR
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| Nickname(s) | Geordie |
| Born |
14 April 1912 Fort Pierre, South Dakota |
| Died | 16 June 1945 (aged 33) Near Okinawa Island |
| Buried at | Lost at sea, not recovered |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 6 June 1935 – 16 June 1945 |
| Rank |
 Commander
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| Service number | 74871 |
| Unit |
USS Mississippi (BB-41) (1935–37) USS California (BB-44) (1937–38) USS Ellet (DD-398) (1938–40) USS O'Bannon (DD-450) (1942-43) |
| Commands held | USS Twiggs (DD-591) |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
 Navy Cross Silver Star Purple Heart
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| Signature |  |
George Philip Jr. (14 April 1912 – 16 June 1945) was a United States Navy Commander and recipient of the Navy Cross and Silver Star. He died during a kamikaze attack while commanding USS Twiggs (DD-591). The Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS George Philip (FFG-12) was named in his honor.
George Philip Jr. was born in Fort Pierre, South Dakota, on 14 April 1912 to George Philip (1880 – 1948), a Scottish immigrant from Morayshire, Scotland and Alice Island "Isle" Waldron (1890 – 1972), of part Oglala Lakota descent and also born in Fort Pierre. He was known as Geordie. He attended the South Dakota School of Mines in Rapid City, South Dakota before his appointment to the United States Naval Academy. After completion of the course of instruction at the Naval Academy, he was commissioned an Ensign on 6 June 1935. Ensign Philip continued to progress in grade until his promotion to Commander on 4 September 1944. During this period he served under a variety of commands including: USS Mississippi (BB-41) (1935–37), USS California (BB-44) (1937–38), USS Ellet (DD-398) (1938–40), USS O'Bannon (DD-450) (1942-43), and Operational Training Command, Pacific Fleet, San Diego, California (1943–44). He then served as Commanding Officer of USS Twiggs (DD-591) (1944–45).
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