Cmdr. James Mills, USNR, Funeral, Arlington National Cemetery, June 21, 2019 [Image 6 of 26]

ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA, UNITED STATES

06.24.2019

Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kristen Duus  

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Ann Mills-Griffiths, in orange, of Falls Church, Virginia, National League of POW/MIA Families CEO and Chairman of the Board, smiles alongside her sister, Judie Mills Taber, in black, during the funeral for their brother, Navy Cdr. James B. Mills, at Fort Myer Memorial Chapel, Virginia, June 24, 2019. On Sept. 21, 1966, Mills, 26, 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, his wingman 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 and 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 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 site. On Aug. 20, 2018, Mills was accounted for by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.

• Date Taken: 06.24.2019
• Date Posted: 06.24.2019 17:10
• Photo ID: 5522861
• VIRIN: 190624-A-IX573-052
• Resolution: 2100x1500
• Size: 393.3 KB
• Location: ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA, US
• Hometown: BAKERSFIELD, CA, US
• Hometown: FALLS CHURCH, VA, US