World War II Honoree

Victor Lawrence Miller

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Jacksonville, Alabama

Honored By

Sylvia S. Malone

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PRIVATE WITH 31ST INFANTRY DIVISION, 167TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 2ND INFANTRY BATTALION. SQUAD LEADER, 43RD INFANTRY DIVISION, 167TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 2ND BATTALION. PLATOON SERGEANT, 31ST INFANTRY DIVISION, 167TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 2ND INFANTRY BATTALION. PLATOON SERGEANT, 31ST INFANTRY DIVISION, 29TH INFANTRY BATTALION. FIRST SERGEANT, TRAINED FOR OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT WITH U.S. OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES (OSS). ATTENDED BRITISH JUMP SCHOOL AND BRITISH COMMANDO SCHOOL. LANDED IN BARI, ITALY AND WENT INTO GREECE TO CONDUCT OPERATIONS. FIRST SERGEANT, 13TH AIRBORNE DIVISION, 515TH AIRBORNE REGIMENT, HEADQUARTERS COMPANY; WAR WITH GERMANY ENDED. FIRST SERGEANT, 17TH AIRBORNE WITH ORDERS FOR THE PACIFIC; WAR ENDED AND RETURNED TO U.S.