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MILLER, Roy - Date of
birth
14 March 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California -
Hometown
Napa County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39131922 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Assistant Engineer/Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
337th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 August 1944 - Place of
death
Wittstadt, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 16 | 13 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Thomas Miller (father)
Cora Miller (mother)
Sherman Miller (brother)
Frederick H. Miller (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-97195 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Miss Minneapolis
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the harbor
MACR: 7741
More information
S/Sgt Roy Miller enlisted on 23 April 1943 in San Francisco, California.A/C 195 was hit by flak near the IP with #3 engine on fire. As was the right wing and A/C left formation in a spin. It was seen to split up into two parts and blew up upon hitting the ground.
S/Sgt Miller was initially buried at Station cemtery Wesermunde-Geestermunde, grave 52.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com, Fresno Bee Republican / Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Lindsay Gazette 7 December 1945