World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Delbert M. Miller
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cleveland, Pawnee County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1941. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT FORT SILL AT LAWTON, OKLAHOMA; CAMP BARKELEY AT ABILENE, TEXAS; PINE CAMP AT WATERTOWN, NEW YORK; FORT DEVENS AT AYER MASSACHUSETTS; AND CAMP PICKETT AT BLACKSTONE, VIRGINIA. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH THE 45TH INFANTRY ‘THUNDERBIRD’ DIVISION DURING THE WAR, INCLUDING IN NORTH AFRICA; SICILY; ITALY, FRANCE, AND GERMANY. PARTICIPATED IN THE SICILY, NAPLES-FOGGIA, RHINELAND, ARDENNES-ALSACE (BATTLE OF THE BULGE), AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. WOUNDED IN ACTION DURING COMBAT OPERATIONS IN ITALY IN 1943. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART FOR WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 SILVER SERVICE STAR (5 CAMPAIGNS), AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945 WITH THE RANK OF PRIVATE AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.