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EDWARD REID MILLAR, son of Edward B. and Erma Leary Millar, was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on February 8, 1918. Graduated from Mount Herman School, Mount Herman, Massachusetts, and attended Lehigh University before entering the University of Maine. At the University participated in wrestling and hockey; member of the Maine Flying Club, Maine Christian Association, Junior Varsity football, Advanced R.O.T.C.; Phi Eta Kappa fraternity. Graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, in May 1942, and commissioned Second Lieutenant in the R.O.T.C., Coast Artillery. Entered the Coast Artillery, on June 4, 1942; assigned to the 71st Coast Artillery, Washington, D. C. Transferred to Army Ordnance Maintenance with the 6th Armored Division at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas. Received training at Leesville, Louisiana, and took part in desert maneuvers in California. Ordered to England, in January 1944. Promoted to First Lieutenant, February 8, 1944. Arrived in France to participate in the attack on Brest, on July 12, 1944. Died of wounds received in the line of duty, near Rennes, France, on August 8, 1944.