George Phillips
US Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Died when: 18 years 243 days (224 months)Star Sign: Cancer
Private George Phillips (July 14, 1926 – March 14, 1945) was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for sacrificing his own life to save the lives of fellow Marines on Iwo Jima by throwing himself over an activated hand grenade.
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