World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Boyd Childers
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Gibsonville, North Carolina
Honored By
Joyce T. Childers
Relationship
Wife
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. WAS ACTIVE IN THE NORMANDY INVASION ON OMAHA BEACH AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE IN BELGIUM. WAS IN THE POST WAR ARMY OF OCCUPATION IN GERMANY. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART AND BRONZE STAR. SERVED AS A SURGICAL TECHNICIAN.