Sgt.  Son of Mr.and Mrs. Ben T. Childs, Timpson, 1934 graduate of Timpson High School.  Entered Army Air Corps in 1939.  Trained i  Louisiana, Georgia and Illinois.   Served in Austrialia, New Guinea. Awarded Purple Heart and Silver Stars.  Reported Missing in Action in 1942.  Presumptive finding of death in December,1945. 

Courtesy of ShelbyCountyTexasHistory.org

The following pictures and bio compliments of Larry Hume.

1938 Timpson HS graduate, joined the Army Air Forces in 1939 with cousin Gus Childs (still lives in Timpson). Philip was a backseat gunner on A-24 Attack Dive Bombers. The A-24 had lethal capabilities as a bomber but had very low air speed and limited range. His formation of 7 A-24's were no match for a group of Japanese Zero's and only 2 of 14 aircrew members survived that day. Philip Childs and Pilot Lt. Virgil Schwab have been missing for 73 years.