The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
John S. Childs
Rank
Major, U.S. Air Force
Date of Death
July 24, 1953
Major Childs was a crew member of a B-47 Stratojet stationed at Lockbourne Air Force Base near Columbus, Ohio. On July 24, 1953, the aircraft was flying "touch and go" landings, when it swerved off the runway, crashed and burned.