The rest of the story –

I received numerous inquiries last week concerning the article on the discovery of the body of First Lt. Robert “Bob” Anderson in Burma by the U.S. military. He was listed as a Millen resident missing in action in World War II, and there is a lot of interest in the Millen connection.

My first research efforts found little information on Anderson, just a short blurb in the newspaper. Since then, however, I have discovered another news article. His parents are listed in this article as R.E. and Ethel Anderson of Savannah, formerly of Augusta. His employment is listed as being the Banker’s Insurance Company in Augusta before his enlistment. The Augusta Chronicle also ran a letter from Lt. Anderson in one of their issues near the time he went missing and part of that letter appeared in The Millen News’ article.

Several local citizens recall that Mr. Anderson’s mother, Ethel, ran a café close to the train station, near the old Bank of Millen location on Cotton Avenue. She was married to Mr. Curt Johnson, but was still called “Mrs. Anderson” by most who knew her.

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Dot Cauley of the Margaret Jones #27 United Daughters of the Confederacy stopped by the office last week to present The Millen News with a Certificate of Appreciation for the newspaper’s willingness to run articles submitted by the group. It is always nice to get a “pat on the back.” Thanks, Dot, for taking the time to stop by.

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Happy birthday this week to: Kade Johnson, Elly Motes, Sarah Griffin, Nelda Mae Hopkins, Thomas Pope, Morgan Pickett, Brad Boynton, Mitchell Thompson, Bridget Motes, Dale Reeves, Hunter Hall, David Gay, Cindy McBride and Amee Joiner.

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Celebrating wedding anniversaries are: Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Andy Dudley and Mr. and Mrs. Brien Linder.

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Military Active Duty List: PFC E3 Jeremy Johnson, U.S. Army, 59th Quartermaster Company, Ft. Carson, Colorado; Cpl. Adam T. Lanier, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Bt. 6th Marine Regiment, Weapons Co., Scout Sniper Platoon, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; E-4 Sr. Airman Roy Davis, U.S. Air Force, RAF Molesworth, United Kingdom; Cpl. Patrick Barnette, U.S. Marines, 29 Palms, California; Sgt. Adam Demshar, 44th Signal Battalion, Baghdad, Iraq; Cpl. Lee Ogden, U.S. Marines, Camp Pendleton, CA; E5 Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric B. Kelsey, U.S. Navy, NSA Naples, Italy; Senior Airman Charles F. Woods, Moody Air Force Base, Valdosta, GA; Stuart Burrus, U.S. Air Force, Osan AFB, Korea; SPC 4 Travis D. Motes, 1st Calvary Division, T. Hood, Texas; Capt. Donald Slade Burke, 735th Air Mobility Squadron Detachment 1 Commander, Richmond Royal Australian AFB, Richmond, Australia; Staff Sgt. Gilbert C. Sheppard III, 48th Brigade, 118th Field Artillery, Iraq; Petty Officer 3rd Class Jamie A. Yager, U.S. Navy, Marine Corps Base Hawaii; Chief Petty Officer Andy D. Crosby, U.S. Navy, Elroy Destroyer, Norfolk, Va.; Stephanie Crosby, R.N., U.S. Navy, Lafayette Destroyer; Jimmy Cooper, U.S. Army National Guard, 878th Engineering Battalion-Augusta, Persian Gulf ; 1st Lt. J.R. Taylor, 25th Infantry Division, Schafield Barracks, Oahu, Honolulu, Hawaii; SPC. Daniel Stuart, 18th MEDCOM, 121 General Hospital, Seoul, Korea; Jeffrey Sweat, U.S. Navy, USS Kauffman, MM3 59/E-Division, A-Gang, Norfolk, Va.; Cpl. Larry Lamont Clark, U.S. Marine Corp, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Baghdad, Iraq; Khan Young, U.S. Navy, U.S.S. Kitty Hawk, Persian Gulf; Robert Milton Jr., E-3, U.S. Army, Ft. Stewart, Hinesville, Ga., Mission Kuwait; Arnold R. Mosley, 2nd Lt., U.S. Air Force, Randolph AFB, Texas; and Debra A. Mosley, Tech. Sgt., U.S. Air Force, Randolph AFB, Texas; and SPC Charles “C.J.” Amerson, U.S. Army, Louisiana.