Chuck Childs Branch of Service: Air Force, Lt Col 2nd Bombardment Group, 96th Squadron Military Service: Enlisted, 1941 – 1961 Audio interview

Childs keeps memorabilia in frames on the wall of his Rapid City home.
At the center of this display is a picture of a B-17 cockpit.

At age 24 - flying his B-17 dubbed "Gravel Gertie" - Chuck Childs was
 "the old man" to the 18- to 23-year-olds he served with in Italy.