Annabel Parlett McMillin is an American former First Lady of Guam.

Early life

McMillin's parents are Mr. and Mrs. David O. Parlett.

Career

In 1940, when

George McMillin George Johnson McMillin (November 25, 1889 – August 29, 1983) was a United States Navy rear admiral who served as the 38th and final naval governor of Guam. He served as an officer during four separate conflicts: World War I, the occupation of ...

was appointed the military Governor of Guam, McMillin became the

First Lady of Guam First Lady or First Gentleman of Guam is the title attributed to the spouse of the governor of Guam. The current first gentleman is Jeffrey Cook, husband of Governor Lou Leon Guerrero Lourdes Aflague "Lou" Leon Guerrero (born November 8, 1950) ...

on April 20, 1940, until December 10, 1941. On November 12, 1943, McMillin sponsored the launching of USS Guam (CB-2) in

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. In May 1945, McMillin sponsored the launching of

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in Los Angeles Harbor, California. McMillin's daughter was a matron of honor at the launching.

Personal life

On October 23, 1912, McMillin married

, who became a

Naval Governor of Guam The governor of Guam ( ch, I Maga'låhen / ) is the head of government of Guam and the commander-in-chief of the Guam National Guard, whose responsibilities also include making the annual State of the Island (formerly the State of the Territor ...

, at her parents' home in

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. They have one daughter, Anne. In December 1941, McMillin's husband surrendered to the Japanese and became a prisoner of war. McMillin and her family lived in places including

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and

Guam Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent ...

. McMillin's daughter Anne attended Mrs. Porter’s School for Girls in

, the American School in Guam, and the Long Beach Junior College for one semester. In 1942, she won a partial scholarship to Ogontz Junior College in Pennsylvania. In 1968, McMillin died. McMillin is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in

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References

External links

LPH-9 Guam at globalsecurity.org

Annabel Parlett McMillin at findagrave.com
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