Pfc Robert J. Childers
36 894 151
117th INF/E


Award of the Bronze Star

The company got an accommodation for a diversionary attack
at Aachen per the "Workhorse of the Western Front" book

Names on the Nazi flag above - All are in 117th Infantry/E
Location on group photo unknown

Rank First Name Middle Last Name ID Number Source Address Citations Notes
PFC William W? Baka     Buffalo, NY   Possible Obit
PFC Stanley   Borgman     Millsburg??,PA    
PFC James E Bradshaw 35806923 APO 30 KY BS 04/12/1945, GC 04/15/1945  
PFC Johnnie N Bullock 34678243 APO 30 Roxboro, NC SS 04/12/1945 GO 142, GC 04/15/1945  
PFC Andrew E Casimiro 42023245 WWF Syracuse, NY SS,04/12/1945 GO 142 BS SS 12th April 1945 actions
PFC Robert J Childers 36874151 WWF Middelton, Mi BS 45-03-26 GO142, GC 04/15/1945 BS for 26th March 1945
PFC Coyce J Cline 34975676 WWF Alabama BS, GC 04/15/1945  
PFC Frank P Dilley     Ottawa, IL   No Info found
PFC Milton V Emmel 33908964 APO 30 Baltimore, MD    
PFC John H Esworthy 33909175 APO 30 Baltimore, MD    
PFC Chester C Finck 42086817 APO 30 Fulton, NY BS W/OLC d.1998
PFC Wayne H Ford 35908285 APO 30 520 Ross St, Columbus,In BS GO 142 d.1996
S/SGT Milton V Golowski 32181978 WWF Newark, NJ SS 45-03-26 GO 142 Dickey on flag, SS for March 26, 1945
PFC Hershel H GOPH 34390176 WWF Alabama GC 04/15/1945 Flag signed as Goss or found Goph?
PFC Roland S Griggs 35883859 APO 30 Vicksburg, Mi    
PFC Burnace   Guidry 38490788 APO 30 Kaplan, LA    
PFC Fred V Higby 42098442 APO 30 Syacuse,NY   Obit
PFC Terrence E Kehoe 42107088 APO 30 NY SS GO 142 Signed Terry Kykehoe
PFC Mack   Larkins     Ruttedge, TN   No Info found
PFC Claude L Llewellyn     Dickson, TN   No Info found
PFC Homer L Masters GO 142   RT 3 Pickens SC SS GO 142  
PFC RE   Mays     Roanoke, Va   No Info found
PFC Travis L Pitchford 36772645 APO 30 W. VA    
SGT Lawrence   Pochron     Chicago, IL   Nickname "Porky", Found reference
https://129thinfantry.webstarts.com/contact.html
CPL MM   Prond     Chicago, IL   No Info found
PFC Jerome L Sacks     Washington   Flag signed Sad Sack
S/SGT Michael G Sampieri 31411047 APO 30 Ansonia, Conn SS GO 142 Obit
CPL Joe   Sedor     Chicago, IL   No Info found
SGT John D Sensing 20456950 APO 30 TN    
PFC Oliver G Sprau     Iowa   No Info found
PFC Seymor D Stiller 42097180 APO 30 NY    
PFC Greeswell D Wagner     PA   KIA
PFC H   Williams     NY   No Info found

Source: Tim Childs 02/07/2023
Page last revised 02/08/2023
James D. West
Host106th@106thInfDivAssn.org
www.IndianaMilitary.org