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    Cmdr. James Mills, USNR, Funeral, Arlington National Cemetery, June 21, 2019 [Image 13 of 14]

    Cmdr. James Mills, USNR, Funeral, Arlington National Cemetery, June 21, 2019

    ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA, UNITED STATES

    06.24.2019

    Photo by Lee Tucker 

    Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

    Ann Mills-Griffiths, second from left, National League of POW/MIA Families CEO and Chairman of the Board receives the American flag, sitting next to her sister, Julie Mills Taber, during their brother's funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, June 24, 2019. On Sept. 21, 1966, Navy Reserve Cmdr. James B. 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, 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.

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    Date Taken: 06.24.2019
    Date Posted: 06.24.2019 17:28
    Photo ID: 5523143
    VIRIN: 190624-D-UX415-013
    Resolution: 6240x4160
    Size: 9.99 MB
    Location: ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA, US
    Hometown: BAKERSFIELD, CA, US

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