World War II Honoree

Royce Paul Miller

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Pampa, Texas

Honored By

Colonel Dewey D. Wheat, Jr.

Relationship

Son-in-Law

DRAFTED IN 1944 AT AGE 18. COMPLETED BASIC AND ADVANCED TRAINING AT FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA AND ASSIGNED TO THE 11TH ARMORED DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS A .30 CALIBER MACHINE GUNNER. ATTAINING THE RANK OF CORPORAL, HE JOINED HIS UNIT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND WENT ON TO PARTICIPATE IN DEFEATING THE SIEGFRIED LINE, CAPITULATION OF THE GERMAN ARMY AND THE OCCUPATION OF GERMANY. HE RETURNED HOME IN 1946 AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED.