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Pilot Ensign G. R. Mills (KIA, BR) CA Crashed April 29, 1944 Aircraft History Built by Douglas Aircraft Company in El Segundo. Constructors Number 2690. Delivered to the United States Navy (USN) as SBD-4 Dauntless bureau number 10648. Wartime History Assigned to Scouting Squadron 57 (VS-57). No known nickname, nose art or squadron number. Mission History On April 29, 1944 took off from Espiritu Santo piloted by Ensign G. R. Mills on a flight and crashed killing the pilot. Memoirals Mills is buried at Calvary Cemetery in East Los Angeles, CA. References Other sources list this plane as SBD-4 Dauntless 10468 and date of the crash April 28, 1944 or April 29, 1944 Navy Serial Number Search Results - SBD-4 Dauntless 10648 USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List April 1944 - SBD-4 Dauntless 10648 FindAGrave - George Robert Mills date of death listed as April 28, 1944 Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated April 19, 2021 |
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