COPIED FROM BOOK - HISTORY OF FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO -1984 FAYETTE COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, OHIO Philip Loring Devault, son of James Washington and Cora Groover DeVault, was born 9 June 1908 in Washington Court House. Cora died in 1912 leaving Jim to care for Philip and his sisters and brothers, Sylvia, Jane, and Joseph. While he was growing up, Phil had several jobs, which included working for John Robinson, who had a restaurant where Courtview is now located, and selling popcorn from a machine he operated. Phil's desire to see the world resulted in some difficult situations. During the late 1920's he was a bodyguard in Chicago. Once he and a friend decided to go to Central America and get some movies of the war which appeared a certainty. Phil went as a stowaway, was found and turned over to the immigration authorities, who held him there for a time and shipped him back to the states.As luck would have it, the cameraman found out the war was over when he arrived and he turned back. In August 1928, Phil went to Hollywood, where he first worked as an extra. The only way he began to get along inthe pictures was to pose as Col. Charles Lindberg, whom he resembled. He appeared in "Taxi 13" as a young detective with commedian Chester Conklin. In "The Cameraman" he was pictured as Col. Lindberg and worked with Buster Keaton. Phil's stage name was Freddie Simmons. In 1932 Philip arrived in the Philippines as a member of the 31st Infrantry, U.S. Army. After discharge he took the examination for policeman of the City of Manilia from where he was detailed to Malacanan Palace as one of the palace guards during the incumbency of Govenor Frank Murphy. He served as President Manuel L. Quezon's personal guard from November 1935 until the President left the islands in December, 1941. In a newspaper article Phil wrote for the Manilia Sunday Times Magazine 17 August 1947, he related numerous incidents involving his experiences with the then President. On 8 December 1941 the Japanese attacked the Philippines. Early in January, 1942 the Japanese rounded up the americans in Manilia, including Philip and marched them across the city to Santo Tomas University which made them into a prisoner of war camp, was liberated by the Filipino's in Feb. 1945. After the war Phil worked for the U.S. Army liberation forces as a civilian employee, but as the overeas forces thinned out, he was left unemployed. He then obtained a job as Assistant Chief Guard of the Veterans Administration at the Manila Regional Office, which he held until 1947. Philip married Leoncia Alcala, the daughter of Lucio and Aniceta Magdasoc Alcala from Donsol Sorsegon, on 25 February 1936 in Manila. They had one daughter, Janet. Philip died 29 May 1948 in Manila, his wife preceding him in death. He is buried in Loma/cementerio del Norte, Philippines. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.