Earl Mills celebrated his birthday with friends and family at Tiger Lake Baptist Church on April 24. The 100-year-old veteran saw action as a member of the 101st Airborne in World War II. (COURTESY)
Earl Mills was part of Operation Market-Garden, an endeavor by the 101st Airborne paratroopers on Sept. 17, 1944.
LIVE OAK — On June 6, 1944, Earl Mills jumped out of the door of a C-47 in Normandy, France.
Six months later, the Live Oak native and the rest of the 101st Airborne Division was called in as rein…
