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{{Infobox military person |
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|name = Lloyd Jones Mills |
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|birth_date = {{birth date|1917|7|3}} |
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|death_date= {{death date and age|1942|7|30|1917|7|3}} |
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|birth_place = [[Rock Springs, Wyoming]] |
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|death_place = [[Aleutian Islands]] |
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|image = |
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|caption = |
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|nickname = |
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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 = [[World War II]]<br/>[[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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}} |
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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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==Namesake== |
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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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:{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/m10/mills.htm}} |
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{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> |
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| NAME = Mills, Lloyd Jones |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 3 July 1917 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Rock Springs, Wyoming]] |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 30 July 1942 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Aleutian Islands]] |
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}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mills, Lloyd Jones}} |
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[[Category:Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)]] |
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[[Category:United States Navy officers]] |
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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:United States Naval Aviators]] |
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[[Category:People from Rock Springs, Wyoming]] |
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{{US-navy-bio-stub}} |
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