Mills, Newell F. Jr.
Army 1st lieutenant

Newell F. Jr. Mills, age 21, from Florida, Pinellas county.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: April 7, 1945
Death details: accounted for March 7, 2022. In the spring of 1945, Mills was assigned to the 354th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group. On April 7, he was piloting a P-51D Mustang fighter on a mission escorting a formation of B-24 Liberator bombers to a target in Geesthacht, Germany. Prior to reaching their target, the formation encountered German fighters near Bremen. Mills and the other escort pilots turned away from the bombers to engage the Germans. Following the mission, Mills and his wingman never returned to base, and were never reported as a prisoner of war. The War Department issued an administrative Finding of Death on April 8, 1946.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, findagrave.com