World War II Honoree

Charles W. Miller

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Erie, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Mildred Miller

Relationship

Wife

SERVED FROM JUNE 1943 TO JANUARY 1946. MEMBER OF THE 551ST PARACHUTE INFANTRY BATTALION. SERVED IN ROME-ARNO, SOUTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND AND ARDENNES. IN ITS FINAL BATTLE, THE 551ST SUFFERED HEAVY CASUALTIES WHILE CAPTURING ROCHELINVAL AND ITS BRIDGE WITHOUT ARMOR OR ARTILLERY SUPPORT, CUTTING OFF THE GERMAN RETREAT. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, BELGIUM COEUR DE GUERRE AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH FOUR STARS.