World War II Honoree

Robert Charles Miller

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Pontiac, Michigan

Honored By

Judith A. Ridgway

Relationship

Daughter

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ay 1948. Born 27 Dec 1927. Died 06 Dec 2021