Bobby Childers

Military

Assigned to 360FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Awards: WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medals.

Post war: Served in Korean conflict rising to rank of Major.

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Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	San Patricio County, TX, USA	19 August 1918
Enlisted	San Antonio, TX 78234, USA	26 April 1941	Fort Sam Houston Texas
Other Crashed	King City, CA, USA	2 June 1941	Landing Accident King City, CA Cat 3 damage 2Lt Bobby Childers, 2-Jun-41. PT-17 41-1027 - ACTD
Other Crashed	Orlando Executive Airport, 365 Rickenbacker Dr, Orlando, FL 32803, USA	22 December 1942	Landing Accident Orlando Air Base, FL Cat 3 damage 2Lt Bobby Childers, 22-Dec-42. P-40E 41-24942 - 313FS 50FG
Enlisted	United States	30 September 1951	Re-enlisted
Other Discharged	United States	31 January 1967	Honorably discharged.
Died	Ingleside, TX, USA	1 March 2002
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD)	England, UK		Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Other Promotion	Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Ipswich, UK		Promoted to Major.
Based	Martlesham Heath		Transferred to 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF.
Based	Martlesham Heath		Assigned to 360FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF.

Date7 Jan 2018 20:14:16

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Date27 Sep 2014 18:04:43

ContributorAAM

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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list