Ogden Evening Standard | 1911-07-17 | Page 3 | Gerald Child Makes Record

GERALB GHJLD W. G. Childs, residing at Farr West, has received a letter stating that on June 30, his son, Gerald Child, whp Is In command of the United States" submarine Salmon, had been awarded-a awarded-a trophy for the best work In engineering. en-gineering. ' This Is not the first honor which has come to Commander Childs for previous to this he was awarded the tropin for having covered the greatest great-est distance under water of any submarine sub-marine in the United States navy Since the Salmon entered the service it has covered' 700 miles under water, exceeding by more than 200 miles the record of any other boat The Salmon Sal-mon was first submerged on March 1 of this year At the present time Mr. Childs is making his headquarters at ProvinCetown, Mass oo