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Brigadier General Samuel Myers Mills Jr., (born 15 December 1842, in Pottersville, PA., died 8 September 1907, in Cottage City, MD.) served as the United States Army's chief of
artillery from 1905 to 1906. He was Chief of Artillery from 20 June 1905 until 2 October 1906. He was the great-grandson of William Mills, a soldier in the American Revolution who enlisted in January 1776 and served seven years in Captain Caleb North's Company
under Colonel Anthony Wayne.The fortification on Corregidor Island in the Philippines, was designated a United States Military Reservation in 1907 and named Fort Mills in Brigadier General
Mills's honor.
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USAMP Gen. Samuel M. Mills (II) (MP-4) having her paint touched-up while on the builders stocks prior to launching at Marietta Manufacturing Co., Point Pleasent, WVA., 3 February 1942.
Eastern Carolina University Digital Collections; Local Identifier 0742-s2-ss2.1-b27-fb-i552
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USAMP Gen. Samuel M. Mills (MP-4) launch, 3 February 1942, at Marietta Manufacturing, Point Pleasant W.V.
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USAMP Gen. Samuel M. Mills (MP-4) under way, 11 August 1942, on the Ohio River near Point Pleasant, W.V.
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