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Robert L. Miller
Army
Robert
L.
Miller
DIVISION: Army,
11th Airborne
Mar 10, 1926 -
BIRTHPLACE: St. Francis, KS
THEATER OF OPERATION: Pacific
SERVED: Jan 24, 1945 -
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Nov 24, 1946
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HONORED BY: Daughter Joy Ellen Sodder

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I was inducted into the Armed Services in Denver, Colorado. I got a uniform (winter) at Fort Riley, Kansas. I took basic training at South Camp Hood, Texas. We were told of Germany's surrender as we came marching into camp from a two week bivouac. We were equipped to go to the Pacific war area. We left the U.S.A. under the Golden Gate Bridge. I was sea sick for 23 days! We were in the middle of the Pacific Ocean when it was announced over the PA system, while we were sleeping, that Japan had surrendered. We gave a sleepy 'Hurrah' and went back to sleep. We landed on White Beach, Leyte Island and stayed there for two weeks waiting for assignment. Then we were transported to Cebu Island and city on a small navy ship. There I was assigned to the Americal Division. As we sailed to Japan there were ships in every direction as far as I could see. We landed in Yokohoma Bay and were transported back into the hills to a Japanese army camp. It was there that I was bitten by bed bugs the first night so bad I had to be led to the Medics by the hand. Although the room was full of sick soldiers, I was the first one to get attention! In a short time (three weeks) the Americal was disbanded. I was assigned to the 82nd Division. Shortly it returned to the U.S.A. I had a choice: Do I want to join the First Cavalry and stay in the Tokyo area, or do I want to be a paratrooper and become part of the 11th Airborne. I chose the latter. I accepted the challenge. Could I do it? I made five jumps at the training camp in Sendai, Japan. I spent a year in Aomori with the occupational troops. After a year, I came home and was discharged at Ft. Lewis, Washington.

William E. Miller
Navy
William
E.
Miller
DIVISION: Navy,
Warrant Officer
Jan 21, 1918 -
BIRTHPLACE: Tulsa, OK
THEATER OF OPERATION: Pacific
SERVED: Jul 11, 1936 -
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HONORED BY: Cameron Smoot (Grandson)
John T. Miller
Army Air Corps
John
T.
Miller
DIVISION: Army Air Corps,
751 Bomb Squad - 457 Bomb Group (H)
BIRTHPLACE: Chapman, Kansas
HIGHEST RANK: S/Sgt
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
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HONORED BY: Susan M. Gorman

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My uncle Ted Miller was in a plane that was shot down in the final days of WWII. He was listed as MIA for a short time before my grandmother received a telegram telling her he was killed in action. Some of his crew members said he was the last to leave the plane except for the pilot. He was the last member of his group to die in action. They said they didn't know for sure whether he was shot by the enemy as he parachuted down or if his chute didn't open. His remains now lie in the beautiful American Military Cemetery in Florence, Italy. I have had the honor of visiting his grave site twice in the past 6 years.

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Ernest A. Miller
Army Air Corps
Ernest
A.
Miller
DIVISION: Army Air Corps
Aug 30, 1915 - Apr 21, 1983
BIRTHPLACE: Chapman, Kansas
HIGHEST RANK: Lt.
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
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HONORED BY: Susan M. Gorman

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My uncle Ernie Miller was a decorated bombardier and flew out of Africa and the Middle East during the war. He came back to his home town of Chapman after the war was over one time. After that his mother and sister (my mother) never saw or heard from him again. My mother sent letters through the VA and they were forwarded to him over the years, but they VA would not provide his information to her. We didn't hear from him or about him until a nurse caring for him when he died called my mother and told her he had passed away. The nurse got my mother's information from some of the letters he had when he died in New Orleans nearly 40 years after the war ended.

Jack L. Miller
Navy
Jack
L.
Miller
DIVISION: Navy,
APA 136
Mar 18, 1926 - Jul 13, 2019
HIGHEST RANK: 3rd Class
THEATER OF OPERATION: Pacific
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HONORED BY: The Eisenhower Foundation and Sandra Sullivan

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Jack was in the Navy in the South Pacific. He was present on a ship, watching through binoculars as the Peace Treaty was being signed.

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Ralph R. Miller
Navy
Ralph
R.
Miller
DIVISION: Navy,
LCI assigned LST 531
Oct 13, 1925 - Apr 28, 1944
BIRTHPLACE: Hanover, PA
HIGHEST RANK: Bosum mate (cox)
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
SERVED: Mar 26, 1943 -
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BATTLE: Exercise Tiger
MILITARY HONORS: Purple Heart
HONORED BY: John Lupp a nephew

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Ralph Miller joined the Navy in 1943. He was in exercise Tiger on LST 531 and was killed the morning of April 28, 1944. Exercise Tiger, or Operation Tiger, was one of a series of large-scale rehearsals for the D-Day invasion of Normandy, which took place in April 1944 on Slapton Sands in Devon. Miller received the purple heart.

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Earl F. Mills
Army
Earl
F.
Mills
DIVISION: Army
Oct 2, 1920 -
BIRTHPLACE: Abilene, KS
HIGHEST RANK: Chief Warrant Officer
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
SERVED: Oct 1, 1940 -
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Feb 28, 1962
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HONORED BY: Wife: Elizabeth West Mills

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Earl enlisted in the Army in Oct.1940. He was promoted to Staff Sergeant in 1942 and served as a Battalion supply Sergeant. On 15 Dec 1942, he was appointed Warrant Officer Junior Grade, Supply Officer General. From Dec 1942 to Dec 1945, he served in various capacities in combat in Europe. He received the Bronze Star Medal for Meritorious Service in Combat. The citation was for establishment of forward engineer supply points under enemy fire. He had a break in service from Dec 1945 to Jan 1947. Earl rejoined the service in July 1947 as a Warrant Officer and served at Fort Belvoir, VA; Heidelberg Military Post in Germany; Fort Riley, KS; and in Seoul, Korea. He worked for the United Nations Armistice Commission in Korea and for the Eighth Army Quartermaster Depot in Seoul. He also served as a Supply Officer of a Tank Battalion at Fort Hood, Texas. From there, Earl served as a Military Intelligence Officer in the United States and in Germany from 1956-60. His last military assignment was at Fort Holabird, MD. Chief Warrant Officer Mills was credited with over nine years of Foreign Service. He attended a number of military schools including the Monterey, CA., Army Language school as a Hungarian Linguist, several Procurement and Logistics schools, the Special Course in Infantry Weapons at Fort Benning, GA; and several Army Intelligence Schools including a special school in Oberammergau, Germany as a German Linguist. His military awards include: WWII Victory Medal, Bronze Star, National Defense Service Medal, UN Service Medal, Meritorious Unit Citation with 5 clusters, Army commendation Medal. Following his distinguished military career, Earl worked for several years at the Disney World Complex in Florida. After, he returned to his home town of Abilene, Kansas, where he became an active figure in the community and in city government. He was a City Commissioner and the Mayor of Abilene. Earl married Elizabeth West in 1946 and she traveled with him on many of his military assignments as well as with him for his post-military career.

Earl V. Mills
Army
Earl
V.
Mills
DIVISION: Army,
502nd Parachute infantry Regiment part of 101st Airborne
Apr 26, 1921 -
BIRTHPLACE: Sawannee County Florida
HIGHEST RANK: M/Sgt.
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
SERVED: 1944 -
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1945
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BATTLE: Normandy on D-Day, Holland, Battle of the Bulge
MILITARY HONORS: Purple Heart, Bronze Star
HONORED BY: The Eisenhower Foundation

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Earl Mills was born at home on April 26, 1921 in Suwannee County Florida. He attended Midway a country school located off Hwy 49 from first grade to eighth and entered Suwannee High School before joining the US military during his eleventh grade. During his eleventh grade year, mills enlisted into the National Guard in Live Oak, Fl. In November, Mills' status was changed to active duty and he was sent to Camp Blanding. During his time in the service, Mills obtained his GED. Following a short time with the National Guard, Mills enlisted in the US Army and was stationed at Fort Benning GA. He was deployed to Normandy and on June 6, 1944, Mills was one of 6,600 troops that invaded Normandy by parachuting from a plane around midnight. In mid July, Mills and his group returned to England to reload and wait for their new assignment. It came September 17, 1944 as they parachuted into Holland. Mills remained in Holland for two months before heading by truck to Mourmelon, France. They resupplied and took on new soldiers. On December 16, German broke through the American lines in Bastogne, Belgium. The 101st including Mills heading to Bastogne by truck on December 18. They marched on from Bastogne until they meet up with the Germans troops. By December 21, the American troops were completely surrounded but kept fighting until General Patton sent in tanks and artillery. This firer power lead to the defeat of the German Army. On January 19, 1945, Mills was wounded by an overhead artillery burst and was taken to a hospital in Paris. He spent a week in the hospital and was returned to the battlefield as they needed everyone that was able to fight. When Mills got out of the service he went home and thirty days later enlisted with the United States Air Force, serving from January 1946 until March of 1961. Mills returned to Suwannee County and took a US Postal Service job.

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