LT Millener Thomas '33: "Philadelphia is the boastful podunk that ejected Tommy one June morning and sent him to this resort on the Severn. And is he loyal to the town! Just ask him who is going to win the pennant.
Fortunately, Mim has always been able to hold his own completely with the Academic Departments. While not exactly savvy, a wealth of common sense and a practical mind have kept him far from the bottom of the class.
He isn't one of the best athletes in the class either, but class numerals have come his way in football and track.
His particular mystery is his unfailing devotion to no less a master than Cupid. True to one girl, he spends his evenings writing letters and his money on telephone calls.
His hobby during the cold months was perching on the radiator and dreaming of "Sep" leave, and many a Friday night has been spent boning the Cosmo.
As a roommate, he is ideal, never borrowing stamps or clothes; he always has enough for himself. Possessing an intangible charm of personality, he has endeared himself to all those fortunate to have him for a friend."
Millener was lost on July 30, 1942, when USS Grunion (SS 216) was sunk by an armed Japanese freighter near Kiska, Aleutian Islands. He was the boat's executive officer.
He was survived by his wife and 3-year-old son.
Virtual Memorial Hall includes the story of how his son received his father's Purple Heart Medal — in 2010, 68 years after Millener gave the "last full measure of devotion."