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DuBois McMillan

DuBois McMillan is the youngest child of Ezell McMillan and Roberta Marshall Ridgill McMillan. Dubois has a brother, Fate "FB" McMillan by the same father, Ezell McMillan. His other siblings: Theola Ridgill Preyer, Charles Ridgill, Jr. George Ridgill, and Nellie Mae Ridgill Stallworth father was Charles "C.D." Ridgill from a previous marriage.

DuBois McMillan was born June 2, 1927 in Akron, Ohio, but he was raised in Burnt Corn, Alabama after the death of his father Ezell McMillan where he received his formal education. He moved to California in 1947 and was drafted into the United States Army in 1949 and served during the Korean War and received an honorable discharge in 1952. He enter the Frank Wiggin Trade School and learned electronics and became a Electronic Technician.

In 1953, DuBois married Eloise Wiggins of Tunnel spring, Alabama and they had six children. His career flourished as an Electronic Technician as he became a dedicated worker for Rockwell International for nearly 40 years. He received many rewards for his outstanding performance on projects such as the B1 Stealth Bomber and the space Shuttle at John Kennedy Space & Rocket Center.


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