Phillip Warren Tompkins as a child in Wellington. Floyd Killough Collection
Phillip Warren Tompkins in combat gear.
Phillip Warren Tompkins in Marine “Dress Blues.”
The 3rd Battalion 7th Marines emblem of Sgt. Derrell Tompkins and Pfc. Phillip Tompkins
Venture from the Collingsworth County Museum and cross East Ave. to the courthouse in Wellington, and you will walk on bricks that were laid by Earl Tompkins in 1923.
Approach the distinctive monument of Collingsworth County Honored Hero e s , and on the back of the monu ment, you will find the name of Earl’s grandson, Phillip Wa r r e n T o m p kins, a Marine from Wellington, who was killed in act…
