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Douglas Childress, Jr.

Douglas Childress, Jr.

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Fire Controlman, Third Class
Service Number 617 37 22
Birth Date March 26, 1922
From Miles, Texas
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Albacore (SS-218)
Loss Date November 7, 1944
Location Near 41° 49'N x 141° 11'E, northern Japan
Circumstances Sunk by a mine
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