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	91k	Earle Wayne Freed Childs, born 1 August 1893 in Philadelphia, Pa., was a member of the Naval Academy class of 1915. He was appointed temporary Lieutenant on 15 October, 1917. 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 on March 2, 1918 when H-5 sank with all hands after a collision with a merchantman SS Rutherglen off the English coast. Lt. Childs was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously. The citation reads: "The Navy Cross is awarded to Lieutenant Earl W. F. Childs, U.S. Navy, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service engaged in the important, exacting and hazardous submarine duty in the war zone".		Robert M. Cieri/Bill Gonyo
	131k	New York Shipbuilding Corporation Shipyard, Camden, New Jersey. Eleven destroyers fitting out in the Wet Basin between Piers 3 and 4. Photo is dated 28 September 1920. Ships present are identified as (from left to right): Childs (DD-241), commissioned 22 Oct. 1920; Reuben James (DD-245), commissioned 24 Sept. 1920; McFarland (DD-237), commissioned 30 Sept. 1920; Sturtevant (DD-240), commissioned 21 Sept. 1920; Williamson (DD-244), commissioned 29 Oct. 1920; Sands (DD-243), commissioned 10 Nov. 1920; Lawrence (DD-250), commissioned 18 April 1921; Hopkins (DD-249), commissioned 21 March 1921; Bainbridge (DD-246), commissioned 9 Feb. 1921; Goff (DD-247), commissioned 19 Jan. 1921; and Barry (DD-248), commissioned 28 Dec. 1920.		Robert Hurst
	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
	661k	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. Stored in larger than normal size as the detail is exquisite, check out the parking lot!		Joe Radigan/Fred Weiss/Ed Zajkowski
	153k	USS Childs (DD-241) with her crew manning the rail during the Presidential Review, 4 June 1927.		Joe Radigan/Robert Hurst
	177k	USS Childs (DD 241) place unknown negative dated June 4, 1927.		Darryl Baker
	78k	Miami, FL April 8 1928.		Marc Piché
	193k	USS Childs (DD 241) showing her damaged bow in April 1929.		Darryl Baker
	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
	108k	Circa 1930's.		Marc Piché

CDR Irving Hall Mayfield    Oct 22 1920 - ?
LCDR Gilbert Jonathan Rowcliffe    Dec 27 1922 - ?
CDR Nelson Henry Goss    Aug 29 1923 - ?
LCDR John Lessie Hall Jr    ? mid 1920s - late 1920's
LCDR Joel William Bunkley    ? 1925 - ? (Later RADM)
CDR William Alden Hall    Oct 1925 - Jan 7 1926
LCDR John Harrison Semmes Dessez    Jan 7 1926 - Feb 1928
LCDR John Lesslie Hall Jr.    Feb 1928 - May 31 1930 (Later ADM)
LCDR Fred Welden    May 31 1930 - ?
LCDR Harold Farnum Fultz    ? 1932 - Jun 28 1933
LCDR Ralph Waldo Hungerford    Jun 28 1933 - ?
LCDR Harold John Walker    ? 1936 - ?
As the AVD-1
LCDR Harold Foster Fick    ? 1939 - ? (Later RADM)
CDR John Lockwood Pratt    ? 1941 - ?

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