page_title: Ernest Childers
hierarchical_section_title: Ernest Childers
caption_attribution_description: English: Lt. Ernest Childers, a Creek, being congratulated by Gen. Jacob L. Devers after receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor in Italy for wiping out two machine gun nests.
context_page_description: Ernest Childers was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his valorous actions in World War II.
context_section_description: Ernest Childers (February 1, 1918 – March 17, 2005) was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his valorous actions in World War II.
caption: Childers, at left, with General Jacob L. Devers shortly after receiving the Medal of Honor
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