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Personal info

Full name
MILLER, Earl W
Date of birth
1925
Age
unknown
Place of birth
New Hampshire
Hometown
Bedford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

Military service

Service number
31374634
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
20 December 1944
Place of death
Utweiler, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Frank E. Miller (father)
Marion E. Miller (mother)
Frank E. Miller (brother)
Ruth C. Miller (sister)
Robert E. Miller (brother)
Kenneth L. Miller (brother)
Wayne Miller (brother)

More information

Pvt Earl W. Miller attended high school for 4 years and was a driver before he enlisted in Manchester, New Hampshire on 8 September 1943.

He went missing and was presumed death. At that time his unit was fighting in the vicinity of Utweiler. His remains were never recovered.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 census / 1940 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dave Hansen