If you had the chance to talk to a WWII vet......

ONealmr · 10-25-14, 05:34 PM

Whom I'm going to go see is Dr. (Cpl) Sidney Phillips. He was portrayed by an actor in The Pacific in 2010. I went last year to go see him on 04 November (the birthday of Eugene Sledge.....wikipedia him

. Him and Sledge were best friends but served during different times of the war. Sledge came back from the war without even a scratch. No purple heart. Sid Phillips was the same way. However a year ago, as I was approaching his home (there are several around his spot so it's not like he knew I was coming for him specifically), he was leaving to take his sister to a doc appointment.

I told him that I visit Mobile, AL on every 4 November. He invited me to stop by "in a year" and we'll sit down and get to know each other. Now, whether he'll remember all that or not, I'm not sure. But I am going to give it another try for a sit down with him. As time is approaching, I'm starting to panic as I don't have any questions written down as to what to ask him.

What we do have in common though, we are both prior Marines, and both are War veterans (OIF 2006-2007).

Other than a few basic (and obvious) questions, what do I ask this great of a man??? If you had the opportunity, what would you ask?? As a side note, he was an 80mm mortar man.

10-25-14, 05:34 PM	#8
ONealmr Watch Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 28 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	Whom I'm going to go see is Dr. (Cpl) Sidney Phillips. He was portrayed by an actor in The Pacific in 2010. I went last year to go see him on 04 November (the birthday of Eugene Sledge.....wikipedia him . Him and Sledge were best friends but served during different times of the war. Sledge came back from the war without even a scratch. No purple heart. Sid Phillips was the same way. However a year ago, as I was approaching his home (there are several around his spot so it's not like he knew I was coming for him specifically), he was leaving to take his sister to a doc appointment. I told him that I visit Mobile, AL on every 4 November. He invited me to stop by "in a year" and we'll sit down and get to know each other. Now, whether he'll remember all that or not, I'm not sure. But I am going to give it another try for a sit down with him. As time is approaching, I'm starting to panic as I don't have any questions written down as to what to ask him. What we do have in common though, we are both prior Marines, and both are War veterans (OIF 2006-2007). Other than a few basic (and obvious) questions, what do I ask this great of a man??? If you had the opportunity, what would you ask?? As a side note, he was an 80mm mortar man.