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CPL Woodrow Wilson Phelps Veteran

Birth: 16 Apr 1921
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Death: 24 Sep 1950 (aged 29)
South Korea
Burial: Forest Hill Cemetery

Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 130191822 View Source

WW1, WW11, and Korean War Casualty Listings
Death Date 24 September 1950
Death Country Korea
Death Description Killed in Action
War Korean
Title Corporal, U.S. Army
Rank Corporal
Service U.S.Army
Service ID: 44031583
Notes: Corporal Phelps was a medic with the Medical Company, 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He was Killed in Action while tending his wounded comrades near Yulgak, South Korea on September 24th, 1950. Corporal Phelps was awarded the Purple Heart,Silver Star, the Combat Medical Badge, the Korean Service Medal, The United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Korean War Service Medal
Data Source: Korean War Veterans Honor Roll

WW1, WW11, and Korean War Casualty Listings
Death Date 24 September 1950
Death Country Korea
Death Description Killed in Action
War Korean
Title Corporal, U.S. Army
Rank Corporal
Service U.S.Army
Service ID: 44031583
Notes: Corporal Phelps was a medic with the Medical Company, 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He was Killed in Action while tending his wounded comrades near Yulgak, South Korea on September 24th, 1950. Corporal Phelps was awarded the Purple Heart,Silver Star, the Combat Medical Badge, the Korean Service Medal, The United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Korean War Service Medal
Data Source: Korean War Veterans Honor Roll

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Maxine Junior Bearden Council

1926–1989 (m. 1941)

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Phillip Michael Phelps

1944–2020

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Created by: Paul RouLaine
Added: May 22, 2014
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130191822/woodrow_wilson-phelps: accessed ), memorial page for CPL Woodrow Wilson Phelps (16 Apr 1921–24 Sep 1950), Find a Grave Memorial ID 130191822, citing Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Paul RouLaine (contributor 47172004).

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