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| Dr. Sid Phillips Book Signing!
Sunday, March 14th, 1-3 PM |
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Greetings!
Local author and World War II Veteran, Dr. Sidney Phillips, will be signing his memoirs, You'll be Sor-ree, Sunday, March 14, from 1-3 PM at the Museum of Mobile. Phillips's story has been depicted in HBO's The War, and in the upcoming mini-series, The Pacific, which will air. Copies of the book will be available at the Museum the day of the signing.
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 Sid Phillips will sig his memoir, You'll Be Sor-ree! Sunday, March 14th, at The Museum of Mobile Sid Phillips knew he was a long way from his home in Mobile, Alabama, when he plunged into the jungles of Guadalcanal in August 1942.
A mortarman with H-Company, 2nd Battalion,1st Marine Regiment of the legendary 1st Marine Division, Sid was only 17 years old when he entered combat with the Japanese.
Some two years later, when he returned home, the island fighting on Guadalcanal and Cape Gloucester had turned Sid into an "Old Timer" by Marine standards, and more: he left as a boy, but came home, a man.
These are his memoirs, the humble and candid tales collected during a Pacific odyssey spanning half the globe, from the grueling boot camp at Parris Island to the coconut groves of Guadalcanal to the romantic respite of Australia.
In this true story, Sid expands upon the events from his life depicted in the TV-series,
The Pacific, and The War. Join Sid as he recalls his encounters with icons like Chesty Puller, General Vandergrift, Eleanor Roosevelt, and his boyhood friend, Eugene Sledge. He remembers a sense of helplessness as Japanese bombers and battleships rained steel on him, the brutality of the tropical elements, and the haunting notion of being expendable.
This is the story of how Sid stood shoulder to shoulder with his Marine brothers to discover the inner strength and deep faith necessary to survive the dark, early days of World War II in the Pacific. |
 Sid Phillips
Sid Phillips was born Sept 2, 1924, and enlisted in the USMC the day after Pearl Harbor because the Marines promised to put him "eyeball to eyeball" with the Japanese. Passing beneath the Golden Gate Bridge, he departed his land a nervous 17-year-old.
Two years later, when he kissed the docks in San Diego, he had come home a hero. Together Sid and his brothers in the legendary 1st Marine Division won the first epic victory of the war, saved Australia, and stopped the Japanese juggernaut in the Pacific.
Today, Sid enjoys his golden years surrounded by his family. He and his sister, Katharine, have become internationally-known after their notable roles in Ken Burns' documentary, The War, and the Tom Hanks/Steven Spielberg miniseries, The Pacific. |
 The Pacific premieres Sunday,
March 14th Don't miss Ashton Holmes's portrayal of Mobile's own Sid Phillips in The Pacific! This 10-part mini-series produced by Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg,
and Gary Goetzman premieres Sunday, March 14th
on HBO at 8 P.M. Central Standard time. "The Pacific tracks the inter-twined real-life stories of three U.S. Marines across the vast canvas of the Pacific Theater during World War II.
The miniseries follows these men and their fellow Marines from their first battle with the Japanese on Guadalcanal, through the rain forests of Cape Glou-cester and the strongholds of Peleliu, across the bloody sands of Iwo Jima and through the horror of Okinawa, and finally to their triumphant but uneasy return home after V-J Day.
(Above: Sid Phillips with Ashton H olmes,
the actor who plays Sid in The Pacific.
Photo courtesy of Exposay.com.) | |
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Sincerely,
The Museum of Mobile |
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The Museum of Mobile, located at 111 Royal Street, is open Monday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $5.00 for adults, $4.00 for seniors and $3.00 for students, and free for children under 6. For more information, call the Museum at 251.208.7569 or www.museumofmobile.com |
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