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MILLER, Richard Dale "Dick" - Date of
birth
6 May 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Charleston, Delta County, Texas -
Hometown
Longview, Gregg County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38688863 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Hosingen, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 3 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
James W. Miller (father)
Nellie V. (Kendrick) Miller (mother)
James L. Miller (brother)
Loren K. Miller (brother)
Lillian E. Miller (sister)
Millie S. Miller (sister)
Clisto Miller (brother)
Hardy W. Miller (brother)
More information
Pvt Richard D. Miller graduated from Longview High School in 1938 and graduated from SMU in 1942.He enlisted at Camp Wolters, Texas on 21 June 1944.
He died of multiple artillery shell fragment wounds to the chest and abdomen.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - James Durham, Southern Methodist University 1942, Longview News-Journal - 19 December 1937