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Yale College 201
Sam Phillips, Jr., B.A. 1942.
Born February 8,1921, in Birmingham, Ala.
Died January 10, 1945, near Cincinnati, Ohio.
Father, Sam Phillips, executive president Burger Phillips, department
store, Birmingham, son of Sam and Lena (Burger) Phillips of Birmingham. Mother, Teresa (Aronsohn) Phillips; daughter of Samuel J and
Lena (Solowitz) Aronsohn of Paterson, N.J.
Ramsay Technical High School, Birmingham. Captain Freshman Golf
Team; University Golf Team Junior year; member Saybrook College.
Associated with Burger Phillips 1941-42, member First Church of
Christ Scientist, Birmingham.
Married November 7,1943, at Cimarron Field, Oklahoma City, Patricia
Ann Grimes, daughter of Margaret Grimes Aronsohn. Daughter: Kathleen.
Enlisted as cadet, Army Air Forces, April 4, 1942, called to active duty
August 5, 1942; stationed at Cimarron Field, Oklahoma City, transferred
to Field Artillery April 1, 1943, attended Officer Candidate School, Fort
Sill; commissioned Second Lieutenant, Field Artillery, July 10, 1943;
assigned as liaison pilot, 13th Airborne Division, 677th Glider Field Artillery Battalion, Camp Mackall, May, 1944-January, 1945; promoted First
Lieutenant December 5, 1944.
Lieutenant Phillips was killed when the transport plane in which he
was returning to his base crashed near Cincinnati. Survived by wife,
daughter, parents, and a sister, Miss Lynn Helen Phillips of Birmingham
William Barton Simmons, Jr., B.A. 1942.
Born May 15, 1920, tn Jamaica, N Y.
Died March 28, 1945, in Mainz, Germany.
Father, William Barton Simmons, manager bituminous coal sales
George E. Warren Corporation, New York City; son of Clarence Barton
and Annie Louise (Gibson) Simmons of Great Barnngton, Mass. Mother,
Marie (Maxwell) Simmons; daughter of Samuel Ralph and Ella Octavia
(Kendnck) Maxwell of Tazewell, Va Yale relatives include a cousin, G.
McCall Maxwell, '39.
Manhasset (N.Y.) High School and Gunnery School, Washington,
Conn. President Yale Photography Club Sophomore and Junior years,
member and business manager Yale Collegians four years, member Yale
Band and Yale Symphony Orchestra four years (dnllmaster of the Band
and business manager of the Orchestra Senior year); member Pierson
| Title | Yb 65, Obituary Records of Graduates of Yale University Deceased During the Years 1940-1945 |
| Creator | Yale University |
| Place of Publication | New Haven, Connecticut (Conn.) |
| Date | 1940-1945 |
| Call Number | Yb 65 |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Yale University -- Biography |
| Type | Periodical |
| Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3036259 |
| Repository | Manuscripts and Archives |
| Repository URL | http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa |
| Series | Bulletin of Yale University |
| Title | Page 201 |
| Transcript | Yale College 201 Sam Phillips, Jr., B.A. 1942. Born February 8,1921, in Birmingham, Ala. Died January 10, 1945, near Cincinnati, Ohio. Father, Sam Phillips, executive president Burger Phillips, department store, Birmingham, son of Sam and Lena (Burger) Phillips of Birmingham. Mother, Teresa (Aronsohn) Phillips; daughter of Samuel J and Lena (Solowitz) Aronsohn of Paterson, N.J. Ramsay Technical High School, Birmingham. Captain Freshman Golf Team; University Golf Team Junior year; member Saybrook College. Associated with Burger Phillips 1941-42, member First Church of Christ Scientist, Birmingham. Married November 7,1943, at Cimarron Field, Oklahoma City, Patricia Ann Grimes, daughter of Margaret Grimes Aronsohn. Daughter: Kathleen. Enlisted as cadet, Army Air Forces, April 4, 1942, called to active duty August 5, 1942; stationed at Cimarron Field, Oklahoma City, transferred to Field Artillery April 1, 1943, attended Officer Candidate School, Fort Sill; commissioned Second Lieutenant, Field Artillery, July 10, 1943; assigned as liaison pilot, 13th Airborne Division, 677th Glider Field Artillery Battalion, Camp Mackall, May, 1944-January, 1945; promoted First Lieutenant December 5, 1944. Lieutenant Phillips was killed when the transport plane in which he was returning to his base crashed near Cincinnati. Survived by wife, daughter, parents, and a sister, Miss Lynn Helen Phillips of Birmingham William Barton Simmons, Jr., B.A. 1942. Born May 15, 1920, tn Jamaica, N Y. Died March 28, 1945, in Mainz, Germany. Father, William Barton Simmons, manager bituminous coal sales George E. Warren Corporation, New York City; son of Clarence Barton and Annie Louise (Gibson) Simmons of Great Barnngton, Mass. Mother, Marie (Maxwell) Simmons; daughter of Samuel Ralph and Ella Octavia (Kendnck) Maxwell of Tazewell, Va Yale relatives include a cousin, G. McCall Maxwell, '39. Manhasset (N.Y.) High School and Gunnery School, Washington, Conn. President Yale Photography Club Sophomore and Junior years, member and business manager Yale Collegians four years, member Yale Band and Yale Symphony Orchestra four years (dnllmaster of the Band and business manager of the Orchestra Senior year); member Pierson |
