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MILLER, Frank Leonard Jr - Date of
birth
21 October 1911 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Sanford, Seminole County, Florida -
Hometown
Miami, Dade County, Florida
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-306322 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Company Commander -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
424th Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Steinebruck-Winterspelt, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 9 | 64 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank L. Miller Sr (father)
Maude J. (Doyle) Miller (mother)
Mary E. Miller (sister)
Helen C. (Walter) Miller (wife)
Michael W. Miller (son)
Frank L. Miller III (son)
More information
Capt Frank L. Miller Jr. graduated from Seminole High School and the University of Florida where he received a B.S.B.A. degree in 1933. He was employed by the Commercial Credit Corporation.He enlisted on 3 March 1942 at Camp Croft, South Carolina. He was sent overseas in November 1944.
Capt Miller was killed by mortar shell shrapnel.
His son, Capt Frank L. Miller III, was killed in action in 1965 during the Vietnam war as a member of the 1st Cavalry Division.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Cleveland Family Tree / U.S Draft Cards Young Men, www.indianamilitary.org/106ID/SoThinkMenu/106thSTART
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, University of Florida 1933