Son of Louis A. and Clara J. Childrey. Gave his life in service to his country during World War II.
Following his death, his body was returned to Reidsville and he is buried next to his parents Louis and Clara.
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The following story appeared in the Greensboro News and Record on May 22, 2015, about Louis and Charlie Mack Childrey. The story is by Sarah Childrey Filewood, a niece to the Childrey brothers:
"I would like to share the story of two uncles: Cpl. Louis A Childrey, CoC24 Armed Engineer, U.S. Army, and Staff Sgt. C.M. Childrey, 8th Air Force, U.S. Army Air Force.
Louis Alan Childrey and Charlie Mac Childrey had their roots in Rockingham County as the youngest sons of Louis Alan Childrey and Clara Ferguson Childrey. They lived in Wentworth, and were pupils in the school there until the untimely death of their mother at the age of 41 and of their father a short while later.
The older siblings moved to Reidsville to live with relatives. My father found work in Reidsville and boarded or took meals at the Reid House. His name was Bill Childrey.
It was decided that Louis and Charlie would have more opportunity for a good education in the Masonic home in Oxford. The family remained close in spite of this change. It was from this setting that Louis and Charlie became young men and were called by selective service to serve their country in World War II — Uncle Louis in the U.S. Army and Uncle Charlie in the Army Air Force.
Uncle Louis trained in various places around the country. My sister, Frances, and I corresponded with him and my parents heard from both Louis and Charlie. They were our heroes in the war effort.
Uncle Louis wrote from Camp Bowie, Texas: "Study hard with your music lessons, and when I get home, you can play for me. I will be home before long." The last letter I received was dated May 9, 1944, and came from somewhere in England. He wrote of all the pretty flowers in everyone's yard.
D-Day came in June 1944. Telegrams received by the family said that Uncle Louis was wounded in action in France and then another said that he had died of his injuries on Sept 14, 1944. Words could not express the sadness. Uncle Charlie got the news on November 5, 1944 while in the Pacific theater in New Guinea. He wrote to our family "that this loss would bring us closer to each other and the world to God." Uncle Charlie came home after the war and re-enlisted in the U.S. Air Force serving 20 more years.
They were a part of the greatest generation that saved the world from fascism, and represented the real America."
Following his death, his body was returned to Reidsville and he is buried next to his parents Louis and Clara.
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The following story appeared in the Greensboro News and Record on May 22, 2015, about Louis and Charlie Mack Childrey. The story is by Sarah Childrey Filewood, a niece to the Childrey brothers:
"I would like to share the story of two uncles: Cpl. Louis A Childrey, CoC24 Armed Engineer, U.S. Army, and Staff Sgt. C.M. Childrey, 8th Air Force, U.S. Army Air Force.
Louis Alan Childrey and Charlie Mac Childrey had their roots in Rockingham County as the youngest sons of Louis Alan Childrey and Clara Ferguson Childrey. They lived in Wentworth, and were pupils in the school there until the untimely death of their mother at the age of 41 and of their father a short while later.
The older siblings moved to Reidsville to live with relatives. My father found work in Reidsville and boarded or took meals at the Reid House. His name was Bill Childrey.
It was decided that Louis and Charlie would have more opportunity for a good education in the Masonic home in Oxford. The family remained close in spite of this change. It was from this setting that Louis and Charlie became young men and were called by selective service to serve their country in World War II — Uncle Louis in the U.S. Army and Uncle Charlie in the Army Air Force.
Uncle Louis trained in various places around the country. My sister, Frances, and I corresponded with him and my parents heard from both Louis and Charlie. They were our heroes in the war effort.
Uncle Louis wrote from Camp Bowie, Texas: "Study hard with your music lessons, and when I get home, you can play for me. I will be home before long." The last letter I received was dated May 9, 1944, and came from somewhere in England. He wrote of all the pretty flowers in everyone's yard.
D-Day came in June 1944. Telegrams received by the family said that Uncle Louis was wounded in action in France and then another said that he had died of his injuries on Sept 14, 1944. Words could not express the sadness. Uncle Charlie got the news on November 5, 1944 while in the Pacific theater in New Guinea. He wrote to our family "that this loss would bring us closer to each other and the world to God." Uncle Charlie came home after the war and re-enlisted in the U.S. Air Force serving 20 more years.
They were a part of the greatest generation that saved the world from fascism, and represented the real America."
Son of Louis A. and Clara J. Childrey. Gave his life in service to his country during World War II.
Following his death, his body was returned to Reidsville and he is buried next to his parents Louis and Clara.
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The following story appeared in the Greensboro News and Record on May 22, 2015, about Louis and Charlie Mack Childrey. The story is by Sarah Childrey Filewood, a niece to the Childrey brothers:
"I would like to share the story of two uncles: Cpl. Louis A Childrey, CoC24 Armed Engineer, U.S. Army, and Staff Sgt. C.M. Childrey, 8th Air Force, U.S. Army Air Force.
Louis Alan Childrey and Charlie Mac Childrey had their roots in Rockingham County as the youngest sons of Louis Alan Childrey and Clara Ferguson Childrey. They lived in Wentworth, and were pupils in the school there until the untimely death of their mother at the age of 41 and of their father a short while later.
The older siblings moved to Reidsville to live with relatives. My father found work in Reidsville and boarded or took meals at the Reid House. His name was Bill Childrey.
It was decided that Louis and Charlie would have more opportunity for a good education in the Masonic home in Oxford. The family remained close in spite of this change. It was from this setting that Louis and Charlie became young men and were called by selective service to serve their country in World War II — Uncle Louis in the U.S. Army and Uncle Charlie in the Army Air Force.
Uncle Louis trained in various places around the country. My sister, Frances, and I corresponded with him and my parents heard from both Louis and Charlie. They were our heroes in the war effort.
Uncle Louis wrote from Camp Bowie, Texas: "Study hard with your music lessons, and when I get home, you can play for me. I will be home before long." The last letter I received was dated May 9, 1944, and came from somewhere in England. He wrote of all the pretty flowers in everyone's yard.
D-Day came in June 1944. Telegrams received by the family said that Uncle Louis was wounded in action in France and then another said that he had died of his injuries on Sept 14, 1944. Words could not express the sadness. Uncle Charlie got the news on November 5, 1944 while in the Pacific theater in New Guinea. He wrote to our family "that this loss would bring us closer to each other and the world to God." Uncle Charlie came home after the war and re-enlisted in the U.S. Air Force serving 20 more years.
They were a part of the greatest generation that saved the world from fascism, and represented the real America."
Following his death, his body was returned to Reidsville and he is buried next to his parents Louis and Clara.
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The following story appeared in the Greensboro News and Record on May 22, 2015, about Louis and Charlie Mack Childrey. The story is by Sarah Childrey Filewood, a niece to the Childrey brothers:
"I would like to share the story of two uncles: Cpl. Louis A Childrey, CoC24 Armed Engineer, U.S. Army, and Staff Sgt. C.M. Childrey, 8th Air Force, U.S. Army Air Force.
Louis Alan Childrey and Charlie Mac Childrey had their roots in Rockingham County as the youngest sons of Louis Alan Childrey and Clara Ferguson Childrey. They lived in Wentworth, and were pupils in the school there until the untimely death of their mother at the age of 41 and of their father a short while later.
The older siblings moved to Reidsville to live with relatives. My father found work in Reidsville and boarded or took meals at the Reid House. His name was Bill Childrey.
It was decided that Louis and Charlie would have more opportunity for a good education in the Masonic home in Oxford. The family remained close in spite of this change. It was from this setting that Louis and Charlie became young men and were called by selective service to serve their country in World War II — Uncle Louis in the U.S. Army and Uncle Charlie in the Army Air Force.
Uncle Louis trained in various places around the country. My sister, Frances, and I corresponded with him and my parents heard from both Louis and Charlie. They were our heroes in the war effort.
Uncle Louis wrote from Camp Bowie, Texas: "Study hard with your music lessons, and when I get home, you can play for me. I will be home before long." The last letter I received was dated May 9, 1944, and came from somewhere in England. He wrote of all the pretty flowers in everyone's yard.
D-Day came in June 1944. Telegrams received by the family said that Uncle Louis was wounded in action in France and then another said that he had died of his injuries on Sept 14, 1944. Words could not express the sadness. Uncle Charlie got the news on November 5, 1944 while in the Pacific theater in New Guinea. He wrote to our family "that this loss would bring us closer to each other and the world to God." Uncle Charlie came home after the war and re-enlisted in the U.S. Air Force serving 20 more years.
They were a part of the greatest generation that saved the world from fascism, and represented the real America."
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