ABOVE IMAGE: James Manley Milligan in this U.S. Army Air Corps uniform.
This information is from an interview I had with my great uncle, Bill Milligan, the son of James Manly Milligan.
James Manly Milligan, my great grandfather, was born in Georgia in 1904. He was in the US Army Air Corps and fought in the front lines of WWII. At age thirty-eight he joined the army and the Air Corps, and began working in the supplies department. My great grandmother did not want him to join the army because they had four children. He was determined to join the war to fight for his country.
In Belgium, during WWII, armies were scattered everywhere. The area where my great grandfather was fighting was called “NO MAN’s LAND”. While he was fighting, he happened to come upon a German in a fox hole. The German soldier fired his gun… Read more. (Note: there are blank pages following each typed page.)
Photo of the original German Luger fired.
Listen as Bill Milligan tells the story of the Luger and his father at the College Park Oral History Night with Joan & Bill Milligan.
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Lt. Col. James Milligan
Photo of Orlando's Lt. Col. James Manley Milligan who generously served in World War II. Photo courtesy of the Milligan Family Archives.
The German Luger
The German Luger referenced in Aspects of War by Hardin Moore. Photo of the original German Lugar fired. Listen as Bill Millig...
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James M. Milligan Elected President of the Orange County Young Democratic Club
James Manley Milligan was elected president of the Orange County Young Democratic Club, June 15, 1933. Mr. Milligan previously served as president of...
James Milligan
Political cartoon featuring James Milligan and the Democratic Party from the Orlando Sentinel. Courtesy of the Milligan Family Archives.
Bill Milligan Honored with Donald A. Cheney Award
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Bill Milligan Honored with Donald A. Cheney Award
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