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First Name: William

Last Name: Millican

Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY, US

Gender: Male

Branch: Navy (present)

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Home of Record: Brooklyn, NY
Middle Name: John



Date of Birth: 24 April 1904

Date of Death: 17 October 1944 (Presumed)

Rank or Rate: Commander

Years Served: 1928-1944
William John Millican
'Moke'

   
Graduate, U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1928

Engagements:
•  World War II (1941 - 1945)

Biography:

William John Millican
Commander, United States Navy

United States Navy submarine commander who was twice awarded the Navy Cross. He was presumed killed-in-action when the submarine he commanded, USS Escolar (SS-294 was lost after being presumably mined by a Japanese destroyer in the Yellow Sea.



Honoree ID: 152243   Created by: MHOH

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