Newell F. Mills Jr.

World War II
Service #O-827247
Unit354th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group
RankFirst Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From California
Date of DeathApril 7 1945
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Tablets of the Missing
Air Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters
Notes

Through the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of First Lieutenant Newell F. Mills Jr. were accounted for in 2022. His name is permanently inscribed on the “Tablets of the Missing” at the Ardennes American Cemetery.

rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.