Name/Title
Re-Interment Card for Private Joe F. Filip, KIA in France, July 9, 1944Entry/Object ID
2013.27.75Tags
Gold Star FamiliesDescription
re-interment card for Private Joe F. Filip, KIA in France, July 9, 1944. Re-intered at Mt. Olivet Cemetery on July 19, 1948
Cards were found in the pocket of Tech 2 John Phillips uniform jacket (brothers spelled their last name either Phillip, Filip), it is likely the last time he donned his uniform was for the funerals of the men on the four cards in his pocket, including his brother Joe.
Pvt. Fillip was serving with the 491st Medical Collecting Company when he was killed By shrapnel in the back near St. Mere Eglise in Normandy, France, on July 9, 1944.Cataloged By
Chris CausleyAcquisition
Accession
2013.27Source or Donor
Walt KachoreckAcquisition Method
DonationSource (if not Accessioned)
Walt KachoreckPublication Details
Publication Type
EphemeraPlace Published
* Untyped Place Published
Detroit, United StatesState/Province
MichiganCountry
Wayne CountyDate Published
1948Time Period
World War TwoPlace Printed
* Untyped Place Printed
Detroit, United StatesState/Province
MichiganCountry
Wayne CountyDate Printed
circa 1949Publication Language
EnglishLocation
Location
Box
Box A-52Other
Store Room 1 ShelfCategory
StorageCondition
Overall Condition
Very GoodRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Joe Phillip
