John Robert Childs was born Aug. 3, 1921 to Ralph E. and Katherine J. Jones Childs. He died Jan. 5, 1945 and is buried in Oakland Cemetery, Manchester, IA.
Pvt. Childs served in World War II with the U.S. Army 276th Infantry, 70th Infantry Division and was KIA in Alsace, Lorraine, France.
Source: ancestry.com
