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MILLER, Edward Levi - Date of
birth
16 February 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33504098 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Kesternich, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 9 | 3 |
Immediate family
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Members
Elias S. Miller (father)
Mary C. (Wilhite) Miller (mother)
Pauline Miller (sister)
Lloyd Miller (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Edward L. Miller enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 13 March 1943. He attended Lebanon High School in Lebanon, Penssylvania.In a letter to his family on 10 June 1946, C.B. Davison, told what happened that day. His company had moved in Kesternich and was holding his position in the houses. At a certain time, they noticed that everybody had moved and their platoon was left behind with no food or help. S/Sgt Miller, together with S/Sgt Joseph B. Wadman from B Company, who is also buried at Margraten, decided to go back through the town and find the rest of the company. At that time it was already night. It was the last time they saw them.
Later their bodies were found with no marks or wounds so they probably were killed by shell of mortar fire.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.newspaperarchive.com - Lebanon Daily News, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten - www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Lebanon High School Yearbook 1943