World War II
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Fallen
Fallen
Hannaford ND
County:
Griggs
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Navy
Rank:
Comissaryman Ship's Cook 3rd Class
Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968
Major Battle/Theatre:
Asiatic Pacific Theater
Circumstances:
Died in service in Martinez, California
Biography:
John Rodney Mills was born in Hannaford, Griggs County, North Dakota on September 3, 1923, to George W. and Veda B. Mills. He entered the United States Navy in Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota on November 11, 1942, and served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. He died in service on February 25, 1946, in Martinez, California and is buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Spokane, Washington, Lot 88, Grave 14, Block 106.
Source: Ancestry