WWII

George Floyd Childs, Jr.

Rate / Rank
GMC

Birthdate
September 12 1921

Date of Death
October 4 1998

Branch
US Navy

Active Duty Service
December 13 1939 - October 31 1947

Conflicts & Campaigns

Stationed; San Juan, Puerto Rico

Significant Duty Stations

GMC (Chief Gunner's Mate E-7) Shore Patrol, 8th Naval District, New Orleans, Louisiana; Naval Barracks, Chicksaw, Ala; Naval Station Orange, Texas; Naval Base Charleston, South Carolina: USS Bauer (DM-26). USS Nevada (BB-36) at Normandy invasion June 6, 1944. Invasion at Iwo Jima February 16, 1945.

Decorations & Citations

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal; American Defense Medal; World War II Victory Medal

Notes

US Navy service number 268-40-55. Born; Pelham, Georgia. Son of Private George Floyd Childs, Sr. US Army. Brother of Gunners Mate First Class William Stanley Childs US Navy. Burial; Cairo Cemetery.