Bulloch County GaArchives Obituaries.....James  Milner  July 7 1998
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The Ocilla Star Newspaper, Wednesday, July 15,1998


James Milner
 CWO4 James Milner, USMC Retired, 86, widower of Nila Fay Milner, died Tuesday, 
July 7, 1998 in the Beaufort Memorial Hospital, Beaufort, S.C. '
Funeral services were held Friday, July 10, 1998 at 11 a.m. in the Baptist 
Church of Beaufort with burial in Beaufort National Cemetery with full military 
honors.
Mr. Milner was born in Bulloch County, GA on December 18, 1911. He is the son 
of the late Quintous and Mae Belle Milner. He was a member of the Baptist 
Church of Beaufort for more than 50 years. ,
He entered the U. S. Marine Corps in 1928 and retired in 1958 after 30 years. 
He served in China on the Yangtze River from 1932-1934, was a drill instructor 
on Parris Island from 1936-1940, was the First Sergeant of "D" Co. with the 
First Marine Division throughout the Guadalcanal campaign. He was promoted to 
Warrant Officer in January 1943. He became a platoon leader "E" Co., 17th 
Marines during Cape Gloucester operations. He returned to Parris Island, First 
Recruit Training Battalion. He went back overseas August 1945 to join 5th 
Marines in China until June 1946. He returned to Parris Island as a Battalion 
Officer of the Second Recruit Training Battalion. He served two more tours of 
duty as the Supply Officer at Camp Lejeune, NC. and Supply Depot, Albany, GA, 
where he retired in 1958. He returned to Beaufort where he was a credit  
manager for Beaufort Loan Co. and then the Western Auto Store.'
Surviving are one son, R. Wayne Milner of Beaufort, S.C.; two daughters, 
Patricia Long of Jacksonville, N.C. and Faith Soluri of Wilmington, N.C.; two 
brothers, Armond Milner of Albany and Leon Milner of Wilmington, N.C.; two 
sisters, Laura Tomberlin of Ocilla and Ruth Abercrombie of Dallas, TX; eight 
grandchildren and three great grandchildren.	
Anderson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.




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