Name:
Philip Childs
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O1315141
Unit:
44th Armored Infantry Battalion, 6th Armored Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-08
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France
Plot:
J
Row:
14
Grave:
9
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Philip Childs was born on April 21, 1918, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. He served in the 44th Armored Infantry Battalion, 6th Armored Division, as a Second Lieutenant during World War II. He was one of the 75 soldiers killed during the liberation of Plabennec and Plouvien, France. 2Lt Childs is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France.