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S/Sgt James A. Mc Millan graduated from Central High School at Waverly. He was employed by the Werthan Bag Company.

He enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 22 August 1942 and received his training at Fort McClellan, Alabama, at Camp Butner, North Carolina and at Camp Pickett, Virginia. He was sent overseas on 1 October 1944.

S/Sgt Mc Millan was awarded the Bronze Star Medal posthumously. The citation cited: For heroic achievement in connection with military operations against the enemy on 13 December 1944, in the vicinity of ***. during the afternoon of 13 December 1944, Company I was assigned the mission of capturing high, well-fortified ground around a village. During the attack immediate evacuation of casualties was impossible. After the company has prepared its positions for the night, S/Sgt Mc Millan volunteered to evacuate the wounded. He, together with another soldier, improvised litters and in a barrage of enemy automatic and artillery fire, with utter disregard for his personal safety, evacuated six casualties to a temporary aid station about 1000 yards away. His heroic action materially reduced the chance of further and more serious injury to the wounded. S/Sgt Mc Millan was killed in action on 16 December 1944. His exemplary display of bravery and fortitude in his devotion to duty and his complete disregard of his personal safety are in accordance with the highest Military traditions.