World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Lewis J. Miller
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Tolland, Connecticut
Honored By
Capt & Mrs. Richard W. Hatton, USCG
Relationship
Daughter & Son-in-law
FLIGHT ENGINEER AND TOP TURRET GUNNER IN A B-24 ASSIGNED TO THE 702ND BOMB SQUADRON, 445TH BOMB GROUP (HEAVY), EIGHTH AIR FORCE, EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. BASED IN TIBENHAM, ENGLAND FLYING COMBAT MISSIONS INTO EUROPE, JUNE 1944 TO NOVEMBER 1944. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL WITH THREE BRONZE OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH ONE SILVER SERVICE STAR AND THE WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL.