John Still Millar

Flying Officer · 137840 · United Kingdom

Fate

Unknown

Biography

Awards

• Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM) — gazetted 1 June 1945

  One day in April, 1945, a troop of reconnaissance cars commanded toy Flying Officer Millar was ordered to.patrol round the perimeter of 'the airfield at Osnajbruok, where a working party was on the air strip and three flights of a squadron of the Royal Air Force Regiment were ordered to neutralise enemy fire which might be directed at them from beyond the Ems Weser Canal. Two flights reached the canal 'bank when spandaus and snipers fired at one flight, killing an officer and an airman and seriously wounding 4 others and pining the flight down. Flying Officer Millar went to the scene with his troop and took charge. In spite of the proximity of the enemy, he succeeded in removing the dead and.

Source: London Gazette notice — Issue 37109, Page 2849 →