W. Lloyd Carter, 90 MILFORD - W. Lloyd Carter, 90, of Milford, died Tuesday, June 15, 2010, at the Delaware Veterans Home, Milford. Mr. Carter was born in Concord, Md., the son of the late Arthur E. and Edna V. (Carroll) Carter. He was a graduate of Milford High School class of 1938. Mr. Carter learned to fly at the Dover Airport in 1941. Following his first solo flight, he was told to practice on runways of an airport under construction south of town. He thus became the first to land on what is now Dover Air Force Base. After graduating from officers training school, he was promoted to First Lieutenant. During W.W. II, Lt. Carter flew 30 B-17 missions mostly deep in Germany under fierce Luftwaffe attack and anti-aircraft fire. Besides high altitude operations, he also flew on several missions in direct support of ground forces, bombing Nazi troop concentrations, bridges, railroads and communication facilities. Lt. Carter was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters (for "courage, coolness and skill" during several bombing attacks), the European Theater Medal with four battle stars and the Presidential Unit Citation. He became a charter member of the Civil Air Patrol and flew over Kent and Sussex Counties spotting names of towns. After the war, Mr. Carter worked at the Mulholland Spoon Mill in Milford, the Layton Company in Dover and for many years at U.S. Cold Storage as a manager, retiring in 1987. He was a member of the Dover Rotary Club, Kent County Aero Modelers Club in Dover, both the Dover and Georgetown Stamp and Coin Club as well as a Ham Radio Operator, call letters W3UWO. Because of his distinguished service in the U.S. Army Air Corp, Lt. Carter was inducted into the Delaware Aviation Hall of Fame in 2008. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Jo (Watson) Carter; a daughter-in-law, Linda Messick Carter; and grandson, Justin Kitt Carter. He is survived by two sons and one daughter-in-law, Christopher L. Carter and Kim C. and JoAnn Carter, all of Milford; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Carol Jo and Dr. Robert Sutcliffe of Milford, Kelly C. and Terry Malloy of Collegeville, Pa., and Judy K. Carter, of Milford; two brothers, Dawson (Babe) Carter and his wife Nada of Cumberland, Md., and Alan E. Carter and his wife Sara Ann of Milford; eight grandchildren, Dayn and Cole Carter, Jason Sparklin and Ryan Sutcliffe, K.C. Carter and Julie Eisenbrey, and Cameron and Savanna Malloy; and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services were 11 a.m., Friday, June 18, 2010, at the Lofland Funeral Home, 102 Lakeview Avenue, Milford, where friends called on Thursday evening from 6 to 8 pm. Burial with military honors was in Milford Community Cemetery, Milford. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to Delaware Veterans Home, 100 Delaware Veterans Blvd, Milford, DE 19963.