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

SERVED IN THE 3525TH ORDNANCE MEDIUM AUTOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE COMPANY. SAILED ON THE QUEEN MARY. AFTER 7 DAYS, PULLED INTO HARBOR IN GLASGOW, SCOTLAND. ON TO ENGLAND AND THEN FRANCE ON LST 312. LANDED ON UTAH BEACH LATE IN JUNE. HAD EMERGENCY CALL TO ASSIST IN BUILDING TANK HEDGEROW CUTTERS. MOVED TO MULTIPLE PLACES THROUGHOUT EUROPE TO SET UP SHOP TO REPAIR MILITARY VEHICLES. ASSIGNED AT ONE POINT TO GENERAL PATTON'S 3RD ARMY. HAULED AMMUNITION WHEN 3RD ARMY RAN OUT. LAST SHOP SET UP IN BRAUNSCHWEIG, GERMANY APRIL 23, 1945 TO REPAIR MILITARY VEHICLES.