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MILLER, Robert G - Date of
birth
1919 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13027095 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Engineer/Gunner -
Unit
32nd Bombardment Squadron,
301st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 February 1944 - Place of
death
Metnitz, Austria
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 26 | 35 |
Immediate family
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Members
Arthur W. Miller (father)
Emilie C. Miller (mother)
Dorothy E. Miller (sister)
Edith C. Miller (sister)
Paul E. Miller (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-38076 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Regensburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the aviation industry targets
MACR: 2694
More information
S/Sgt Robert G. Miller attended 1 year of college and was a clerk before he joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 4 March 1941.1st Lt Richard S. Macauley:
In regards to the other five men who were in the rear of the ship, I have no definite knowledge of them. Our electrical system and radio were knocked out by the first pass of the enemy fighters. Both Lt Berner and myself tried to notify the crew to bail out, by radio, and with the emergency alarm bell. However I never actually saw any of the men except Lt Reagan and Lt Kramer. The ship was very badly hit, and on fire, and the men in question were either killed by enemy fire, or overcome by the fire in the airplane, or both, to the best of my knowledge.
He was in his turret, right behind my seat, dead, to the best of my knowledge.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 census, www.fold3.com, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Feb.44.html
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