Julius William Childers (1920 - 1946)

Born 13 Apr 1920 in Swain, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 27 May 1946 at age 26 in at sea [uncertain]

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Biography

Julius Childers was Missing in Action during World War II.

SSgt Julius Childers served in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II
Service started: 17 Dec 1942
Unit(s): 769th Bomber Squadron, 462nd Bomber Group, 20th Bomber Command
Service ended:

By the time of his death in 1946, he was in the Air Force and had risen to the rank of Staff Sergeant in the 769th Bomber Squadron of the 462nd Bomber Group, 20th Air Force.

The date of his death was recorded as 27 May 1946, with status of Missing In Action. The military record notes a monument "Tablets of The Missing At Honolulu Memorial", Honolulu, Hawaii, and the burial plot is described as "Missing in Action or Buried at Sea".

His military awards included the Purple Heart Medal, an Air Medal with Two Oak Leaf Clusters, and a Distinguished Flying Cross.

Pacific Theater, World War II

Sources

• Letter from Michael Lambert of January 2008;
• Ancestry.com's "World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas"; "WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings" (World War II Honor Roll);
• Ancestry.com's Childers-Hutton family tree;Cherie Childers Hutton (email 26 Feb 2011).
• 1930 Census of Jackson County, NC