1^st Lt Phillip Katz ASN 0-430360 was in both the 82^nd Abn Div and the 17^th Abn Div as the 507^th was transferred to the 17th Abn Div August of 1944.

Lt Katz joined the 507^th Prcht Inf 2 April 1944 and became part of Hq & Hq Co.  His MOS was Assistant Regimental S-2 (Intelligence).  1^st Lt Katz came in from Hq Field Force Replacement Depot #8.

He went into the 30^th General Hospital 13 April 1944 as he broke a bone on a practice jump and came back to Hq & Hq Co 24 April 1944.

On 28 May 1944 1^st Lt Katz along with 2 other Officers were transferred to Service Company.  1^st Lt Katz didn’t go because of his 13 April injury.

Katz received his Combat Infantryman’s Badger 22 February 1945 for being in combat between 26 December 1944 to 11 February 1945.  The CIB is awarded to Infantry Soldiers for their first time in combat.

1^st Lt Katz jumped into Germany 24 April 1945 with Hq Co 1^st Bn 507^th Prcht Inf 17^th Abn Div.

BN Siddall
April 7, 2022