World War II Honoree

Reynold W. Miller

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Mason, Illinois

Honored By

Robert Medley Gatewood

ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON AUGUST 14, 1942. SELECTED FOR THE INFANTRY, COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AND LATER ATTENDED THE AIR FORCE RADAR SCHOOL AT CAMP DAVIS, CALIFORNIA. SERVED 2 MONTHS AS A BASIC SOLIDER, MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS 521); 16 MONTHS AS A SQUAD LEADER (MOS 745); AND 24 MONTHS AS CHIEF RADAR OPERATOR (MOS 514). SERVED OVERSEAS WITH AN INFANTRY BATTALION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. RETURNING TO THE CONTINENTAL U.S., WORKED AS CHIEF RADAR OPERATOR, RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECT OPERATION OF RADAR EQUIPMENT, SUPERVISION OF 13 RADAR OPERATORS, LIGHT MAINTENANCE OF RADAR EQUIPMENT, AND TRAINING OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL IN THE OPERATION OF RADAR EQUIPMENT. HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM THE ARMY AIR FORCE AS A SERGEANT ON APRIL 14, 1946 AT THE SEPARATION CENTER, FORT SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS. EARNED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN- MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.