World War II Honoree

Donald Marchand Miller

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Millersburg, Ohio

Honored By

Pearl Thomas

Graduated from the United States Naval Academy and Submarine School in 1943. He reported to the submarine Darter, operating out of Brisbane, Australia. Darter fired the first shots of the Battle of Leyte Gulf sinking the Atago, the flagship of Admiral Kurita’s fleet, and later grounded while attacking the damaged cruiser Takao. After the Darter crew was rescued by submarine Dace, he made another patrol in Angler, participating in another exciting rescue of the damaged submarine Bergall and her crew. He rejoined the Darter survivors in Manitowoc, Wisconsin to commission the Menhaden, and was en route to the Pacific when Japan surrendered.