Navy Cdr. James B. Mills, accounted for from the Vietnam War, arrives to Reagan National Airport [Image 3 of 11]

DC, UNITED STATES

06.14.2019

Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kristen Duus  

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Ann Mills-Griffiths, second from left, of Falls Church, Virginia, National League of POW/MIA Families CEO and Chairman of the Board, attends the planeside honors for the arrival of her brother, Navy Cdr. James B. Mills', remains at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C, June 14, 2019. On Sept. 21, 1966, Mills, of Bakersfield, California, a Naval Radar Intercept Officer (RIO), was assigned to Fighter Squadron Twenty One, aboard the, USS Coral Sea, flying in an F-4B in a flight of two aircraft on a night armed reconnaissance mission over then-North Vietnam. During the mission, the other aircraft lost contact with Mills’ aircraft, and his plane did not return to the ship. No missiles or anti-aircraft artillery were observed in the target area and no explosions were seen. An extensive search was conducted with negative results. Based on this information, Mills was declared missing in action. Between 1993 and 2003, the crash was investigated was investigated more than 15 times, with no success. A 2006 investigation led to a possible underwater crash site, which was confirmed to be Mills' aircraft in 2011. Over the next six years, numerous excavations were conducted of the underwater crash site. In June 2018, a final excavation was conducted, finding additional remains. On Aug. 20, 2018, Mills was accounted for by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. He will be buried June 24, 2019, in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kristen

• Date Taken: 06.14.2019
• Date Posted: 06.14.2019 20:55
• Photo ID: 5490357
• VIRIN: 190614-A-IX573-142
• Resolution: 4881x3486
• Size: 4.24 MB
• Location: DC, US
• Hometown: BAKERSFIELD, CA, US
• Hometown: FALLS CHURCH, VA, US