Sidney Phillips
| Sidney Clarke Phillips, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Sid |
| Born | September 2, 1924 Mobile, Alabama |
| Died | September 26, 2015 (aged 91) Mobile, Alabama |
| Allegiance | USA |
| Service/branch | United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1941–1945 |
| Rank |
 Corporal
|
| Unit | How Company, 2nd Battalion 1st Marines, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division |
| Battles/wars | |
| Other work | Physician, writer |
Sidney Clarke Phillips, Jr. (September 2, 1924 – September 26, 2015) was a family practice physician from Mobile, Alabama, who provided source material and interviews for the making of Ken Burns' PBS documentary film The War and the HBO miniseries The Pacific. His recollections revolve around his time as a young man fighting in the Pacific War as a United States Marine.
Phillips was born in Mobile, Alabama, the second child after his sister Katharine. A younger brother, John, followed. Their father, Sidney, was a US Army veteran of the Battle of Argonne Forest and became a teacher, then the principal of Murphy High School. Phillips, a 1941 Murphy High School graduate, volunteered to enlist in the US Marines at age seventeen on December 8, 1941, then was inducted later that month after gaining parental permission. He served with Hal Company, 2nd Battalion 1st Marines, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division and saw combat as an 81mm mortarman in a number of battles including the Battle of the Tenaru during the Guadalcanal Campaign and the Battle of Cape Gloucester. He reported that his mortar crew observed effective fire control discipline with one example being a firefight on Cape Gloucester where they were able to provide light high explosive rounds through the jungle canopy only fifteen yards in front of their own lines.
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