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ZUPP, Phillip
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | O11439, QX62143, A11439 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 January 1944 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 75 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland., 29 December 1925 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Glenvale State School |
| Occupation: | Pilot |
| Died: | Natural causes, Toowoomba, Queensland, 31 July 1991, aged 65 years |
| Cemetery: |
Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery, Queensland |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 28 Jan 1944: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, O11439, No. 75 Squadron (RAAF) | |
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| 28 Jan 1944: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), O11439, Brisbane, Queensland | |
| 30 Sep 1944: | Enlisted Private, QX62143, In the field, Queensland | |
| 30 Sep 1944: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX62143 | |
| 1 Oct 1944: | Involvement Trooper, QX62143 | |
| 28 May 1947: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX62143 | |
| 28 May 1947: | Discharged Trooper, QX62143, 2nd/10th Commando Squadron |
Non Warlike Service
| 4 Sep 1948: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, O11439, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Korean War Service
| 25 Nov 1951: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, O11439 | |
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| 25 Nov 1951: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, A11439, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 3 Oct 1952: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Sustained operational flying and devotion to duty with No. 77 Squadron in Korea | |
| 27 Feb 1953: | Honoured US Air Medal, for Service in Korea |
Non Warlike Service
| 20 Apr 1956: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer |
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World War 2 Service
| 20 Apr 1956: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, O11439, No. 75 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Personal Stories
Phillip Zupp. 'Without Precedent'
‘Without Precedent’ is the biography of commando and fighter pilot, Phillip Zupp. One man who served in two very different wars. During World War Two, he saw combat on the ground in the Pacific before patrolling Hiroshima and Tokyo at the war’s end. In Korea, Phillip flew 201 combat sorties amid intense ground fire and the ever-threatening MiG fighters. Peace brought a career that spanned the globe and the skies above it. All the while, the intriguing story of the search for a downed airman, a damaged jet and the first Australian Purple Heart lay dormant. Until now.
Read more at http://www.owenzupp.com/without-precedent
Submitted 15 November 2016 by Owen Zupp
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