Milton Fleming was born in Herington, KS in 1923. He graduated Herington High School in 1941. Fleming was drafted and he went into the Navy. After training, he was stationed in Guam as a radioman. Fleming became the chief communications man, intercepting Japanese communications, decoding and sending on to for interpretation. Admiral Nimbus visited Fleming frequently checking on transmissions from the Japanese. Fleming also meet General Eisenhower while in Gaum and the two men connected, both being from Dickinson County Kansas. After the war Fleming returned to Herington and married Verda Mae Miltz. They had two children. Milton is well know in Herington as he painted two muriels on builidings in the small town. One Muriel is documented in his files.