Keith L. McMillen

Mickey was born in Horton, Kansas on March 13, 1926 and was raised during The Great Depression on a farm near Bethany, Missouri. Son of Earl and Grace McMillen.

Surviving to cherish his memory is his devoted sweetheart and wife of 59 years, Angie Lee Spath McMillen; daughter, Sandra Kennedy and her husband Peter of Jolon, California; daughter, Cynthia Hauser and her husband Allan of Murrieta, California; grandchildren, Brian Kennedy and his wife Katie of Centreville, Virginia; Matthew Ruiz and Sarah Hauser of Murrieta, California; great grandchildren, Connor Kennedy, Kelsey Kennedy and Kayleigh Kennedy of Centreville, Virginia; brother, Bernard McMillen, wife Marilyn; nephews, Scott and Eric of St. Joseph, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his brother, Kenneth McMillen.

He dedicated 23 years of service to his country following being drafted into the U.S. Army in 1944-1946 where he distinguished himself in heavy fighting during WWII in the Pacific for the retaking of Corregidor. After the war he returned to his home in Missouri where he decided that the military life was what he wanted and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1952. He served at the Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Nebraska; Headquarters Fifteenth Air Force, California; Headquarters Air Training Command, Texas and Headquarters Pacific Air Command, Hawaii. During his career he was awarded many honors, among them The Philippine Liberation Ribbon with 2 stars, National Defense Service Medal, The Commendation Medal, Good Conduct Medal, The Meritorious Service Medal, The Bronze Star and Purple Heart Medal.

After retiring from the Air Force, Mickey was a systems analyst for Dillingham Corp. in Honolulu, Hawaii and then went on to become owner and operator of several successful carwashes in the Riverside, California area. Although he enjoyed each of these positions, he only had one career and love and that was the United States Air Force.