World War II Honoree

Robert 'Bob' Miller

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Hummelstown, Pennsylvania

Honored By

VFW Post 23 Ladies Auxiliary, Lebanon, PA

WHILE HE WAS IN NEBRASKA WAITING TO JOIN A B-24 UNIT AS A GUNNER, HIS TWIN BROTHER WAS WAITING FOR ORDERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. HE LEARNED ABOUT A MILITARY REGULATION THAT ALLOWED TWINS IN THE SAME BRANCH OF THE MILITARY TO SERVE TOGETHER. HE REQUESTED HE AND HIS TWIN BROTHER BE ASSIGNED TO THE SAME UNIT. THEY WERE SENT TO A B-25 TWIN-ENGINE BOMBER DUBBED 'PANCHITO'. FOR THE NEXT 1 1/2 YEARS THEY SERVED AS GUNNERS; ONE AS A RADIO GUNNER AND THE OTHER AS TOP TURRET ENGINEER GUNNER, RUNNING A DOZEN BOMBING MISSIONS TOGETHER OVER JAPAN. BOTH WERE DISCHARGED IN JANUARY 1946.