Muriel Phillips

Phillips was awarded the Legion of Honour, France's highest honor. Her husband, Melvin Engelman, predeceased her in 2020, aged 99. Phillips died in Laguna Woods, California, in June 2022, at the age of 101. Her death was announced nearly a month later.

In 2008, Phillips published her memoirs, Mission Accomplished: Stop the Clock which included eleven chapters dedicated to her wartime experiences.

Phillips and the entire hospital unit were awarded a European Theater ribbon and medal for their service, as well as three battle stars. Phillips was finally discharged in January 1946 as a first lieutenant.

In 1946, she married Melvin Engelman; they lived in Wappingers Falls, New York. In 2010, they retired to Florida.

In December 1944, with the Battle of the Bulge, the hospital became even more crowded and busy. Phillips's hospital was one of the closest to the fighting lines. The oncoming German forces were particularly threatening for Phillips, as she was Jewish. On Christmas Eve, the Germans were only ten miles from Liége, and the hospital began the evacuation procedure. The hospital where Phillips worked was specifically targeted, and many servicemen and women died due to German antipersonnel bombs. Phillips survived the Battle of the Bulge, and the war ended months later.

Muriel Engelman (née Muriel Rose Phillips January 12, 1921 – June 30, 2022) was an American military veteran, writer, and public speaker who was widely recognised for her service as a United States Army nurse during World War II.