George J. McMillin
| George Johnson McMillin | |
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| 38th Naval Governor of Guam | |
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In office April 20, 1940 – December 10, 1941 |
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| Preceded by | James Thomas Alexander |
| Succeeded by | None (island captured by Japan) |
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| Born | December 02, 1889 Youngstown, Ohio |
| Died | August 29, 1983 (aged 93) Los Angeles County, California |
| Nationality |
 United States
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| Alma mater | United States Naval Academy |
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| Allegiance |
United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Rank |
 Rear Admiral
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| Commands | USS Medusa |
| Battles/wars | First Battle of Guam |
George Johnson McMillin (November 25, 1889 – August 29, 1983 ) was a United States Navy Rear Admiral who served as the 38th and final Naval Governor of Guam. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1911 and served as an officer during four separate conflicts: World War I, the occupation of the Dominican Republic, the United States occupation of Veracruz, and World War II. He served on the staff of both the Naval Academy and the Naval War College as well. He is most remembered as the commander who surrendered Guamanian forces to a much larger Japanese force during the First Battle of Guam, only the second battle of World War II involving the United States. He had previously evacuated all but one civilian American citizen from the island and attempted to rebuild defenses after a strong typhoon devastated the island the year before. On December 8, 1941, Japanese forces invaded Guam and McMillin surrendered two days later. He spent the rest of the war at various Japanese prisoner of war camps.
McMillin was born in Ohio on November 25, 1889 to Chas and Addie McMillin. He lived in Youngstown, Ohio and had two brothers. He was left-handed. He married Annabel Parlett on Oct. 23, 1912, in Annapolis, at the home of the bride's parents, according to a notice in the Army Navy Register.
He was appointed to the United States Naval Academy in 1907, graduating in 1911. He transferred to the USS Delaware as an ensign the year of his graduation. From March 1919 to October of the same year, he served aboard the USS New Mexico as an assistant engineer officer. Following this assignment, he headed the Electrical School at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard. From August 1924 to September 1926 he served within the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Afterward, he became first lieutenant of the USS Saratoga for three years.
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