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#REDIRECT [[USS Mills]] |
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{{Infobox Military Person |
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|name = Lloyd Jones Mills |
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|lived = [[3 July]] [[1917]] - [[30 July]] [[1942]] |
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|placeofbirth = [[Rock Springs, Wyoming]] |
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|placeofdeath = [[Aleutian Islands]] |
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|allegiance = [[United States|United States of America]] |
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|serviceyears = [[1940]]–[[1942]] |
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|rank = [[Ensign (rank)|Ensign]] |
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|branch = [[United States Naval Reserve]] |
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|unit = Not Stated |
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|battles = [[Battle of the Aleutian Islands|Aleutian Islands campaign]] |
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|awards = [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]] (posthumous) |
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'''Lloyd Jones Mills''' was born [[3 July]] [[1917]] at [[Rock Springs, Wyoming]]. |
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==Navy career== |
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''Mills'' enlisted in the [[U.S. Naval Reserve]] as [[seaman]] second class [[4 December]] [[1940]]. He was appointed aviation cadet [[6 March]] [[1941]], naval aviator [[22 August]] [[1941]], and commissioned ensign [[19 September]] [[1941]]. |
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==Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross== |
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''Ensign Mills'' was killed [[30 July]] [[1942]] in an airplane crash during the [[Aleutian Islands]] campaign, and was posthumously awarded the [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]] for heroism and extraordinary achievement in action 1 to [[15 June]] [[1942]]. |
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==Honored in Ship Naming== |
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[[USS Mills (DE-383)]] was named in his honor. She was laid down [[26 March]] [[1943]] by [[Brown Shipbuilding]] Co., [[Houston, Texas]]; launched [[26 May]] [[1943]]; sponsored by Mrs. James E. Mills; and commissioned [[12 October]] [[1943]], Lt. Comdr. J. S. Muzzy, [[USCG]], in command. |
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==References== |
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*[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/m10/mills.htm Lloyd Jones Mills] |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mills, Lloyd Jones}} |
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[[Category:Recipients of US Distinguished Flying Cross]] |
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[[Category:United States Navy officers]] |
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[[Category:American military personnel of World War II]] |
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[[Category:American military personnel killed in World War II]] |
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[[Category:1917 births]] |
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[[Category:1942 deaths]] |
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[[Category:People from Wyoming]] |
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[[Category:United States naval aviators]] |
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