World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
William B. Miller
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Idabel, McCurtain County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN 1940. STATIONED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER FOR FLIGHT TRAINING AT RANDOLPH FIELD AT SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, AND LUKE FIELD AT PHOENIX, ARIZONA. THEN SERVED AS AN INSTRUCTOR AT SHREVEPORT FIELD, LOUISIANA AND LAKELAND ARMY AIR FIELD, FLORIDA. DEPLOYED OVERSEAS FROM FLORIDA ON JULY 27, 1942. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER IN THE MEDITERRANEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (MTO) WITH THE 343RD BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON (HEAVY), 98TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP (HEAVY). HIS UNIT WAS STATIONED IN BRITISH PALESTINE, EGYPT, AND LIBYA. FIRST LIEUTENANT MILLER WAS REPORTED AS MISSING IN ACTION AND LATER, A FINDING OF DEATH WAS ISSUED FOR MAY 1, 1943. POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE SILVER STAR, PURPLE HEART, AIR MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. AUTHORIZED THE PRESIDENTIAL (DISTINGUISHED) UNIT CITATION FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM IN ACTION BY HIS UNIT IN NORTH AFRICA AND SICILY.