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DESTROYER ARCHIVE |
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- | Earle W. F. Childs, born 1 August 1893 in Philadelphia, Pa., was a member of the Naval Academy class of 1915. As a lieutenant, he served in World War I in the submarine L-2. On board HMS H-5 as an observer, Lieutenant Childs was lost when H-5 sank with all hands after a collision with a merchantman off the English coast. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 60k | Western Mediterranean circa 1920. | Marc Piché | |
| 132k | Photo of the USS Childs (DD-241), USS Strurtevant (DD-249), USS Overton (DD-239) and USS King (DD-242) from the San Diego Photo Shop dated March 20 1925. | Ron Hanley | |
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171k | USS Bainbridge (DD-246) (outboard), and USS Childs (DD-241) backing out of drydock at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, Hawaii, on 6 June 1925. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. | Fred Weiss | |
| 153k | 4 June 1927, location unknown. | Joe Radigan | |
| 78k | Miami, FL April 8 1928. | Marc Piché | |
| 105k | The following 13 photographs are from the colection of H. P. Kreeft who served aboard the Childs Circa 1928-1929. This photo displays the aftermath of a collision with a schoner on April 4 1929. | Gene Kreeft | |
| 101k | As above. | Gene Kreeft | |
| 149k | As above. The new bow. | Gene Kreeft | |
| 109k | A portion of the Childs crew. | Gene Kreeft | |
| 86k | Firing torpedoes. | Gene Kreeft | |
| 76k | On a full speed run. | Gene Kreeft | |
| 73k | Christmas menu 1928. | Gene Kreeft | |
| 66k | As above. | Gene Kreeft | |
| 89k | Roster of the crew. | Gene Kreeft | |
| 89k | Making a smoke screen. | Gene Kreeft | |
| 51k | Three general views. | Gene Kreeft | |
| 60k | As above. | Gene Kreeft | |
| 107k | As above. | Gene Kreeft | |
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108k | Circa 1930's. | Marc Piché | |
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