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Col. (Ret.) Phil “PG” G. Phillips Jr.

Year Commissioned: 1966

Year Retired: 1995

ROTC Program: Army ROTC University of Washington

Degree: Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing Major

Most Prominent Assignment: Deputy Commander Industrial Operations Command(Provisional); Chief of Staff, US Army Depot System Command; Commander, Letterkenny Army Depot; Commander, 51st Maintenance Battalion; Director, Logistics Plans, Operations and Logistics Systems in Heidelberg, Germany during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. While serving in Vietnam at the Inventory Control Center in 1968/69 resolved a country wide shortage of tactical vehicle batteries.

Military Medals and Awards: Inducted into the US Army Ordnance Corps Hall of Fame in 2024; Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters, Army Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster, Vietnam Service Medal with three stars, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Expert Infantry Badge, Parachute Badge, and Army Staff Identification Badge

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