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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Thomas A. Miller

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

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Activity During WWII

HE ENLISTED IN THE NAVY AT 17 AND WAS A .50 CALIBER MACHINE GUNNER ONBOARD MERCHANT SHIPS DURING CAMPAIGNS IN NORTH AFRICA AND ITALY. THREE OF HIS SHIPS WERE SUNK OFF OF THE ANZIO BEACHHEAD DURING THE INVASION OF ITALY. A GERMAN DIVE-BOMBER HIT HIS SHIP, WHICH WAS CARRYING 55 GALLON DRUMS OF GAS. HE ESCAPED THE SHIP UNHARMED BUT SPENT TWO DAYS IN A FOXHOLE PINNED DOWN BY ENEMY FIRE.