World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
John Miller, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Johnsonburg, New Jersey
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
SERVED WITH THE 5TH AIR FORCE, 345TH BOMB GROUP (AIR APACHES), 498TH BOMB SQUADRON AT MOKMER AIRFIELD, BIAK ISLAND IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. PILOT ON A B-25 MITCHELL BOMBER THAT WAS ON A MISSION TO BOMB JAPANESE SHIPPING AUGUST 1, 1944 NEAR KABOE ISLAND. WHILE STARTING HIS SECOND BOMBING RUN, HIS AIRCRAFT CAME IN TOO LOW, CLIPPED A PALM TREE AND CRASHED INTO THE SEA. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.