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Article: Major General James F. Phillips.(United States Air Force)(Biography)
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- U.S. Air Force Military Biographies
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- January 1, 2004
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MAJOR GENERAL JAMES F. PHILLIPS
Retired March 31, 1953. Died Feb. 5, 1973.
James F. Phillips was born in Cambridge, Idaho, in 1900. After graduating high school in Des Moines, Iowa, he received a scholarship to the University of Iowa, from which he graduated in 1922, with a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering. Due to his high scholastic standing, he received an honor appointment as a Regular Army officer in the Corps of Engineers Jan. 5, 1923.
Within seven months after joining the Army, General Phillips was rated a distinguished marksman and was a member of the international rifle teams of 1923, 1924 and 1925.
His first ...