World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Louis Ivan Miller
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Tenino, Washington
Honored By
Flo Bolton
LIEUTENANT. SERVED WITH THE 63RD BOMB SQUADRON, 43RD BOMB GROUP. ON THE LAST DAY OF THE VICTORY OF THE BISMARCK SEA, HE WAS CO-PILOT OF THE B-17 'DOUBLE TROUBLE'. THE PLANE WAS BADLY SHOT UP AND WAS SEEN BREAKING UP APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET ABOVE THE WATER. HE WAS LATER DECLARED DEAD BY THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE. HE WAS MARRIED TO PRIVATE 1ST CLASS FLORENCE MILLER OF THE MARINE CORPS WOMEN'S RESERVE. POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE SILVER STAR AND PURPLE HEART.