HR244 Summary

• Honors Sergeant George F. Mills on his 100th birthday on May 23, 2021; he was born May 23, 1921, in Spencer, Tennessee.

• Served in the U.S. Army during World War II with Company E, 109th Infantry, 28th Division under General Omar Bradley, arriving at Omaha Beach 25 days after D-Day and participating in four major battles including Normandy, the Bulge, and Hurtgen Forest.

• Was captured and became a prisoner of war; later freed on April 13, 1945, and discharged in October 1945 after rehabilitation and additional training.

• Received numerous military decorations including the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal, Combat Infantry Medal, D-Day Commemorative Medal, and Presidential Unit Citation World War II.

• Post-war worked in sales for Sherwin-Williams and Forbes Piano Company for 23 years, traveled over 250,000 miles in a recreational vehicle with his wife Charlie during 66 years of marriage, and received the French Legion of Honor in 2006 for his service in liberating France.