Wilbur Herbert Childress Sergeant Major, United States Army

Full Name: WILBUR HERBERT CHILDRESS Date of Birth: 1/14/1930 Date of Casualty: 4/20/1972 Home of Record: TACOMA, WASHINGTON  Branch of Service: ARMY Rank: SMAJ Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: BIEN HOA Wilbur Herbert CHILDRESS Birth 14 January 1930 Rank Sergeant Major Date of Death 20 April 1972 Service Army Place Bien Hoa, S. Vietnam Town of RecordTacoma, Washington Unit  USARV UITG Death Code  Non-Hostile Died Other Ground Casualty Accidental Self-Destruction  Medals: Bronze Star Medal with one oak leaf cluster, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Medal, The Army Commendation Medal with two oak Leaf clusters, the Purple Heart Medal Tour Date 23 October 1971 Comment:  Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery Posted: 23 October 2005