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- Early life
- Military service Flying Tigers Later World War II service Awards and Decorations
- References
- External Links
- Sources
{{Infobox military person
|image= Gbm3.png
|name= George Bray McMillan
|birth_date= {{birth date|1916|10|13}}
|birth_place= Winter Garden, Florida
|death_date= {{death date and age|1944|06|24|1916|10|13}}
|death_place= Pingxiang, China
|placeofburial= Arlington National Cemetery
|allegiance= {{flagu|United States|1960}}
|branch= United States Army Air Forces
American Volunteer Group
|serviceyears= 1938-1944
|rank= Lieutenant Colonel
|commands= 449th Fighter Squadron
|battles= World War II- China-Burma-India Theater
|awards= Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star Medal
Air Medal
Purple Heart
Order of the Cloud and Banner
}}Lieutenant Colonel George Bray McMillan (October 13, 1916 – June 24, 1944) was a United States Army Air Forces fighter pilot, Squadron Commander, combat "ace" and member of the American Volunteer Group better known as the Flying Tigers.[1][2][3] Early lifeMcMillan was born in Winter Garden, Florida and attended Lakeview High School. He developed an early interest in flying and sought an appointment to West Point and the U.S. Naval Academy but after failing to receive one enrolled at Marion Military Institute in Alabama; he attended for one year then transferred to The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina as a member of the Class of 1938.[4] Military serviceMcMillan was accepted into the U.S. Army Aviation Cadet Training Program (USAAF) and attended pilot training at Randolph Field, Texas receiving his wings in May, 1939. He subsequently served as a fighter pilot flying the Curtiss P-36 Hawk aircraft with the 55th Pursuit Squadron at Barksdale Field, Louisiana and the 23d Composite Group at Maxwell Field, Alabama, Orlando Army Air Base and Eglin Field, Florida; he also attended the Air Corps Advanced Flying School at Kelly Field, Texas.[4] Flying TigersIn July, 1941 McMillan was one of 100 military pilots to answer a call for volunteers to serve as civilians employed by the Chinese government to aid in their fight against the Japanese.[5] He resigned his Army commission and sailed for Asia aboard the Dutch liner Blomfontein on July 24, arriving in Rangoon, Burma the following month. McMillan was assigned to the 3d Squadron (“Hells Angels”) of the 1st American Volunteer Group flying the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk; he served as a Flight Leader, Operations Officer and Vice Commander of the unit,[6] being credited with 4.5 aerial victories and surviving a crash landing after his plane was badly damaged during a mission on Christmas Day of 1941[7][4]In March of 1942 McMillan and 3 other AVG pilots were sent on a 14,000 mile odyssey to pick up brand new P-40E aircraft in Accra, Ghana and ferry them back to China by way of Nigeria, Sudan, Egypt, Bahrain and Pakistan. Later World War II serviceAfter the AVG was disbanded in July, 1942 McMillan remained in China briefly to help organize the new 23d Fighter Group, after returning stateside he was recommissioned as a Major in the Army Air Forces and assigned to the 1st Proving Ground Group in Florida where he served as a test pilot flying virtually every aircraft in the inventory. He returned to China in October, 1943 serving briefly with the Chinese-American Composite Wing (Provisional) then was assigned to the 449th Squadron of the 51st Fighter Group flying the Lockheed P-38 Lightning and again serving under General Claire Lee Chennault who had commanded the Flying Tigers; promoted to Lieutenant Colonel he was named Commander of the squadron the following month.[8]He was credited with destroying 4 more Japanese aircraft before being shot down and killed on his 53d mission near Pingxiang, China on June 24, 1944;[9] his remains were buried at a cemetery in Shanghai then eventually reinterred at Arlington National Cemetery.[10]His 8.5 aerial victories make him one of 26 Flying Tigers pilots to have become an "ace" by the end of World War II.[11] Awards and Decorations| United States Army Air Forces pilot badge | | number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon.svg|width=110}} Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster | | number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Bronze Star ribbon.svg|width=110}} Bronze Star | | number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Purple Heart ribbon.svg|width=110}} Purple Heart | | number=0|type=oak|ribbon=United States Army and U.S. Air Force Presidential Unit Citation ribbon.svg|width=100}} Presidential Unit Citation | | number=2|type=oak|ribbon=Air Medal ribbon.svg|width=110}} Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters | | number=0|type=oak|ribbon=American Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=110}} American Defense Service Medal | | number=0|type=oak|ribbon=American Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|width=110}} American Campaign Medal | | number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|width=110}} Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal | | number=0|type=oak|ribbon=World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg|width=110}} World War II Victory Medal | Order of the Cloud and Banner- Chinese Air Force 3 Star Medal
- China War Memorial Medal
References 1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14596332/george-bray-mcmillan|title=LTC George Bray McMillan (1916-1944) - Find A...|website=www.findagrave.com}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://secure.citadelalumni.org/dcal/detail.php?id=54|title=The Citadel Alumni Association|website=secure.citadelalumni.org}}
3. ^http://acesofww2.com/avg/
4. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=https://flyingtigersavg.com/mcmillan-george-bray/|title=McMillan, George Bray - Flying Tigers AVG|website=flyingtigersavg.com}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.historynet.com/american-volunteer-group-claire-l-chennault-and-the-flying-tigers.htm|title=American Volunteer Group: Claire L. Chennault and the Flying Tigers - HistoryNet|website=www.historynet.com}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.warbirdforum.com/roster.htm|title=Flying Tigers: Roster of the American Volunteer Group|first=Daniel|last=Ford|website=www.warbirdforum.com}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.warbirdforum.com/vics.htm|title=Flying Tigers: AVG victory credits for Japanese aircraft|first=Daniel|last=Ford|website=www.warbirdforum.com}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.forgottensquadron.com/?p=217|title=Here Lies George B. McMillan, Fighter Ace, Leader, Hero of World War II - Daniel Jackson’s Flying Tigers Page|website=www.forgottensquadron.com}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.citadel.edu/citadel-history/war-deaths/world-war-ii.html|title=World War II|first=|last=Administrator|website=www.citadel.edu}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=https://flyingtigersavg.com/mcmillan-george-bray/|title=McMillan, George Bray - Flying Tigers AVG|website=flyingtigersavg.com}}
11. ^http://acesofww2.com/avg/
External Linkshttp://www.americanfighteraces.org/wwllusaf_k-m.html https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=117884 https://books.google.com/books?id=a0HDCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT149&lpg=PT149&dq=ltc+george+b+mcmillan&source=bl&ots=ajBhzClQjb&sig=laAYGyx0w1m7hJ-Zom4acaErTqs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjr95T7vtrUAhWDgj4KHZpJCicQ6AEISDAH#v=onepage&q=ltc%20george%20b%20mcmillan&f=false https://flyingtigersavg.com/mcmillan-george-bray/#more-478 http://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=366281 http://www.warbirdforum.com/vics.htm http://flying-tiger-ace.tripod.com/id51.htm http://www.wghf.org/programs/through-123117-george-mcmillan-winter-gardens-hometown-hero/ http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/os-joy-wallace-dickinson-0917-story.html SourcesLosonsky, Frank S. Flying Tiger: A Crew Chief's Story: The War Diary of an AVG Crew Chief. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, 2000. {{ISBN|0-7643-0045-8}}. Olynyk, Frank J. AVG & USAAF (China-Burma-India Theater) Credits for Destruction of Enemy Aircraft in Air to Air Combat, World War 2. Aurora, Ohio: Privately published, 1986. {{OCLC|23108588}} Pistole, Larry M. The Pictoral History of the Flying Tigers Publishers Press, Inc. Orange, Virginia {{DEFAULTSORT:McMillan, George Bray}} 5 : 1944 deaths|1916 births|People from Winter Garden, Florida|United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II|The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina alumni |
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