George Philip, Jr.
Born: April 14, 1912 at Fort Pierre, South Dakota
Home Town: Rapid City, South Dakota
Status: KIA
Navy Cross
World War II
U.S. Navy
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to George Philip, Jr., Commander, U.S. Navy, for extraordinary heroism and distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the Destroyer U.S.S. TWIGGS (DD-591), in action against the enemy from 25 March 1945 to 16 June 1945, off Okinawa in the Ryukyu Islands. His conduct throughout was in keeping with the highest traditions of the Navy of the United States.