William Courtney Mills
Military
Group Commander
340th Bomb Group - 12th Air Force
KIA 6 May 1943
Object Number - UPL 54929 - Colonel William Courtney Mills Group Commander 340th Bomb Group - 12th Air Force KIA 6 May 1943
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-25 Mitchell
- Nicknames: El Senor
- Unit: 340th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Comiso Airport
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Sfax-Thyna Airport
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
31 May 1907 | ||
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Other Appointed Commander 340th Bomb Group |
21 September 1942 | ||
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Died |
6 May 1943 | On May 6, 1943 he was on the crew of the B-25C Mitchell #42-53456 "El Señor" when they were shot down by flak near Furna, Tunisia. | |
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Other Graduated |
Davidson College Bachelor of Science | ||
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Buried |
No Known Grave Tablets of The Missing North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia |
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