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CHILDS, Sam Burch - Date of
birth
18 May 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Humphreys County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Belzoni, Humphreys County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34914796 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Freilingen-Lahr, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 9 | 1 |
Immediate family
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Members
James L. Childs (father)
Myrtle (Burch) Childs (mother)
Alford Childs (brother)
E. S. Childs (brother)
Jack Childs (brother)
Mary Childs (sister)
Pete Childs (brother)
Luther Childs (brother)
Juanita Childs (sister)
John W. Childs (brother)
More information
Pfc Sam B. Childs worked on the family farm.He was killed by artillery shells in the leg.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem, Hannah Majewski - Childs Family