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MILLER, Grady Floyd - Date of
birth
30 January 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Young County, Texas -
Hometown
Wichitia Falls, Wichita County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38513674 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
728th Bombardment Squadron,
452nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
31 December 1944 - Place of
death
On the highway to Lauenbrück
2 km west of Vahlde, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 27 | 4 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Denny Miller (father)
Bennye Miller (mother)
Geneva N. Miller (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-39972 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Our Buddy
Destination: Misburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the oil refinery
MACR: 11233
More information
S/Sgt Grady F. Miller graduated from Olney High School. He was employed at a bakery in Wichita Falls.He enlisted in Abilene, Texas on 5 May 1943.
The airplane was shot down by German fighters.
Four crew members survived and were taken prisoner, five men were killed.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.fold3.com - MACR, https://familysearch.org, www.myheritage.nl - Olney Enterprise, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Harry Franssen