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|awards_extra=Killed in action. Listed in [[By The Numbers/Awards]] (from ''Ritchie Boy Secrets'' by Beverley Driver Eddy). | |awards_extra=Killed in action. Listed in [[By The Numbers/Awards]] (from ''Ritchie Boy Secrets'' by Beverley Driver Eddy). | ||
|arm_or_service=Coast Artillery Corps | |arm_or_service=Coast Artillery Corps | ||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Benjamin graduated from The Citadel. | |||
Mills trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 14). On 6 June 1944, he landed on Utah Beach with 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Div. On 15 July 1944, Mills died in combat in Ardennes, Belgium. | |||
== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
* Silver Star | * Silver Star | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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== Timeline == | |||
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* Born 1920 Born in U.S. | |||
* 6 June 1944 — Landed on Utah Beach with 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Div. | |||
* 15 July 1944 — Died in combat in Ardennes, Belgium. | |||
* Awarded Silver Star for bravery. | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present) | * NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present) | ||
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present) | * 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present) | ||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Benjamin W. Jr Mills for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed) | |||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Mills, Benjamin W. Jr for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: BENJAMIN W. MILLS Jr.docx) | |||