World War II Honoree

Harold Everett Miller

Branch of Service

U.S. Coast Guard

Hometown

Ravenna, Nebraska

Honored By

Mrs. Helen B. Miller

Relationship

Wife

Enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard on June 20, 1940. He was stationed at Port Townsend, Washington and served on various vessels until discharged on September 8, 1945. On December 6, 1941, he recognized his brother among a group of Army soldiers and scheduled a meeting for the next morning. He was still onboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Taney in her Pearl Harbor berth across from the USS Arizona when the Japanese attack began. The Taney went to sea, to patrol the harbor and engaged with Japanese planes for the duration of the attack. Miller did not see his brother again until the end of the war. Married me, Ensign Helen Barbara Kuticka, a Navy Nurse on February 7, 1945. Awarded the following medals: Navy Expedition, American Defense, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign, Philippine Liberation Campaign and American Campaign with Foreign Service. Represented Pearl Harbor Survivors of the U. S. Coast Guard at the National Park Service Memorial Day Observance on May 27, 1991. Deceased December 3, 1994.