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Lloyd Jones Mills

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Lloyd Jones Mills
Born(1917-07-03)July 3, 1917
Rock Springs, Wyoming
DiedJuly 30, 1942(1942-07-30) (aged 25)
Aleutian Islands
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branchUnited States Naval Reserve
Years of service1940–1942
RankEnsign
UnitNot Stated
Battles/warsWorld War II
Aleutian Islands campaign
AwardsDistinguished Flying Cross (posthumous)

Lloyd Jones Mills was an ensign in the United States Naval Reserve. He was born July 3, 1917, in Rock Springs, Wyoming.

Navy career[edit]

Mills enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve as seaman second class on December 4, 1940. He was appointed aviation cadet on March 6, 1941, naval aviator on August 22, 1941, and commissioned ensign on September 19, 1941.

Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross[edit]

Ensign Mills was killed July 30, 1942, in an airplane crash during the Aleutian Islands campaign and was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism and extraordinary achievement in action June 1–15, 1942.

Namesake[edit]

The USS Mills (DE-383) was named in his honor. She was laid down March 26, 1943, by Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Texas. Sponsored by Mrs. James E. Mills, she was launched May 26, 1943, and commissioned October 12, 1943, with Lt. Comdr. J. S. Muzzy, USCG, in command.

References[edit]

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.



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