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Capt. Warren Millard Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross In Alaska

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May
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1943
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Previously the recipient of the Air Medal, Capt. H. Warren G. Millard (above) has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for fighter plane operations in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard D. Millard, 1016 Woodbridge Blvd., and the husband of Mrs. Marjorie Millard, 209 Arcade Ave., Ypsilanti.

Capt. Warren Millard Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross in Alaska

Capt. H. Warren G. Millard, 26-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard D. Millard, 1016 Woodbridge Blvd., was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross at an advanced base in the Andreanoff Islands of Alaska on April 19, according to a delayed Associated Press dispatch released today.

The award was presented by Maj. Gen. William O. Butler, commanding general of the 11th Air Force. The AP story said the Ann Arbor flier was among nearly 10 men given decorations by General Butler for bravery dating as far back as last June. The story gave no details of Capt. Millard's award-winning flight.

Capt. Millard in December was awarded the Air Medal for meritorious achievement in participating in a raid on Jap-held Kiska. A fighter pilot, he has been in Alaska since May of 1942, being twice promoted--from second to first lieutenant and then to captain.

In a telegram received a few days ago by his wife, the former Marjorie Helen Hodenberg of 209 Arcade Ave., Ypsilanti, Capt. Millard said he expected to come home on leave within a few weeks. He was last home for a few days at Thanksgiving time last year when he was sent from Alaska to Florida for a special school.

To the best of his parents' knowledge Capt. Millard has never been wounded or injured in combat. He suffered scalp injuries last November, however, when he landed on a rain-soaked field at Everett, Wash., and his plane skidded off the end of a runway and plunged into a 75-foot ravine.

Capt. Millard has been in the Army Air Forces since October of 1940, receiving his training at Muskogee, Okla., Randolph Field, Tex., and Kelly Field, Tex., winning his wings in July of 1941.