Memoir, ca. 2001.

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Memoir, ca. 2001.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52792609

Contains a memoir of Childers's military experiences. Discusses his induction, training as an airplane mechanic, life on military bases, and his later assignment to a Radar Detachment Squadron. Describes his contact with the LDS church throughout the war and contains personal comments about patriotism, war, and religion. Includes his discharge papers. Photographs show Childers in full military dress, on his air bases, with fellow soldiers, and with airplanes.

1 folder (26 p.) + 7 photocopied photographs.

Harold B. Lee Library

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Childers, Rollie T., 1920-

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Childers served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II from 1941-1945. He worked as both an airplane mechanic and a radio operator within the United States, and achieved the rank of sergeant. From the description of Memoir, ca. 2001. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 52792609 ...