Millard Harmon

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Millard F. Harmon
1888 – February 27, 1946
Nickname	Miff
Place of birth	Fort Mason, California, United States
Place of death	Marshall Islands
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1912 – 1946
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Air Corps Primary Flying School Barksdale Field 20th Pursuit Group Luke Field 5th Bombardment Group Randolph Field 2nd Air Force Air Force Combat Command US Army Forces in the South Pacific Area Army Forces in the South Pacific Army Air Forces in the Pacific Area
Battles/wars	World War I World War II oPacific Campaign
Awards	Croix de Guerre

Millard F. Harmon was a commander in the United States Army during the Pacific campaign in World War II. During the strategically significant Guadalcanal campaign, he commanded US Army forces in the South Pacific Area. Later, Harmon commanded all US Army air forces in the Pacific area. Harmon was lost on a routine military training flight from Hawaii over the Marshall Islands in late 1945 and officially declared dead in February 1946.

[edit] References

• Ammentorp, Steen (2007). Harmon, Millard Fillmore Jr., Lieutenant-General. The Generals of WWII. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
• United States Air Force. LIEUTENANT GENERAL MILLARD F. HARMON. Air Force Link. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.