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Personal info

Full name
MILLER, Earl Richard
Date of birth
22 April 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
Hometown
Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36670583
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Hommerdingen-Mettendorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 13 92

Immediate family

Members
Charles E. Miller (father)
Ingeborg (Sjarseth) Miller (mother)
Clara Miller (sister)
Raymond Miller (brother)
Marjorie Miller (sister)
Alvin Miller (brother)
William Miller (brother)
Shirley Miller (sister)
Nancy Miller (sister)

More information

Pvt Earl R. Miller was employed by the Illinois Tool Works.
He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his neck.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten - www.findagrave.com – Dave Hansen / Rand Veerman