World War II Honoree

James T. Mills

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Martinsville, Indiana

Honored By

Beverly A. Mills

Relationship

Wife

CHIEF PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS-DIVER. ENLISTED AT THE AGE OF FOURTEEN AT INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. FOLLOWING BOOT TRAINING AT U.S. NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, RECEIVED DIVER TRAINING AT NAVAL SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON, GROTON, CONNECTICUT. WHILE SERVING AS A DIVER LOCATING MINES, HIS AGE OF FIFTEEN WAS DISCOVERED AND HE WAS REASSIGNED TO THE USS MALLARD ASR-4, ATTACHED TO SUBMARINE SQUADRON 3, STATIONED AT COCO SOLO, FOR PATROL DUTY, TARGET TOWING AND DIVER TRAINING SERVICES FOR SHIPS OF THE FLEET OFF PANAMA. AT WAR'S END, RETURNED TO BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, FOR SEPARATION FROM THE SERVICE.