World War II Honoree

Wilbur Harold Mills

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Evansville, Indiana

Honored By

Debra L. Mills Ricketts & Dawn Mills Spillar

Relationship

Daughters

HE WAS IN THE 3525TH ORDNANCE MEDIUM AUTOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE COMPANY, WHICH WAS MAINTENANCE ORDNANCE. MARCH 1, 1944 PULLED OUT OF NEW YORK HARBOR ON THE QUEEN MARY. AFTER 7 DAYS PULLED INTO HARBOR IN GLASGOW, SCOTLAND. ONTO ENGLAND THEN FRANCE ON LST 312. LANDED ON UTAH BEACH LATE JUNE 30. HAD EMERGENCY CALL TO ASSIST IN BUILDING TANK HEDGEROW CUTTERS. MOVED TO MULTIPLE PLACES THROUGH EUROPE TO SET UP SHOP TO REPAIR MILITARY VEHICLES. ASSIGNED AT ONE POINT TO GENERAL PATTON'S 3RD ARMY. HAULED AMMO WHEN 3RD ARMY RAN OUT. LAST SHOP SET UP IN BRAUNSCHWEIG, GERMANY APRIL 23, 1945 TO REPAIR MILITARY VEHICLES. THEIR ORDNANCE HAD ONE OF BEST RECORDS OF HIGH ACHIEVEMENT AND FEWEST COURT-MARTIALS AND OTHER CASES FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION TO BE FOUND IN ANY ORDNANCE COMPANY.