World War II Honoree

Calvin Lester Mills

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Commerce, Oklahoma

Honored By

Alice L. Moyer

Relationship

Cousin

AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE, THIRD CLASS. MAINTAINED, ADJUSTED, AND REPAIRED AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES, HANDLED GROUND GEAR, MADE PRE-FLIGHT AND PERIODIC INSPECTIONS, OPERATED MACHINE GUN AS MEMBER OF AIRCREW. NAVAL TRAINING STATION, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, VF-36, COMBAT AIRCRAFT SERVICE UNIT 5, USS ALTAMAHA CVE-18, FIGHTING SQUADRON THIRTY-SIX, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, TWO BRONZE STARS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON FOR SERVICE IN THE USS ALTAMAHA DURING LEYTE AND LUZON OPERATIONS.