John Kent Childs

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-26796.jpeg UPL 26796 2nd. Lt. John K. Childs, 357th Fighter Group

Shared with the American Air Museum by Peter Saunders, one of the founding members of the Friends of Leiston Airfield: http://www.friendsofleistonairfield.co.uk/

Object Number - UPL 26796 - 2nd. Lt. John K. Childs, 357th Fighter Group

Assigned to 363FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Argentan in P-51B 43-6563, hit in coolant system whilst strafing truck convoy, crashed near Mortagne Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5622.



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

Aircraft

43-6563

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron

Missions

Places

Aerial photograph of Leiston airfield looking south, the control tower and technical site are to the right, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/929. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Leiston

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Champaign, IL, USA 27 May 1942

Based

Leiston 26 May 1944 - 10 June 1944 Assigned to 363FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

61400 Mortagne-au-Perche, France 10 June 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Argentan in P-51B 43-6563, hit in coolant system whilst strafing truck convoy, crashed near Mortagne KIA. MACR 5622.

Other

Promotion

29 June 1944 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. Posthumous.

Born

Jefferson County, IL, USA Son of John Scott and Myra E Childs.

Buried

3805 Madison St, Oak Brook, IL 60523, USA Bronswood Cemetery Oak Brook DuPage County, IL

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/310763232?terms=John%20K%20Childs
https://www.fold3.com/image/28623564
https://www.fold3.com/record/84386946-john-k-childs
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=43-6563&Submit6=Go
http://www.friendsofleistonairfield.co.uk/honour.php
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117677455/john-kent-childs

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5622 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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Object number: UPL 26796 - 2nd. Lt. John K. Childs, 357th Fighter Group