World War II Honoree

William B. Miller

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Arlington, Virginia

Honored By

William Miller

MASTER SERGEANT. ENTERED SERVICE MAY 14, 1942. BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP GRANT, ILLINOIS. SERVED IN THE FOLLOWING ASSIGNMENTS - FROM JULY 1942 UNTIL AUGUST 1942, STUDENT STATUS AT SURGICAL TECH SCHOOL, BILLINGS GENERAL HOSPITAL, FORT BENJAMIN, HARRISON, INDIANA; SURGICAL TECHNICIAN AND 1ST SERGEANT WITH 74TH GENERAL HOSPITAL FROM SEPTEMBER 1942 TO JANUARY 1944; FIRST OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT FROM FEBRUARY 1944 TO OCTOBER 1945 AS A MEDICAL NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER AND 1ST SERGEANT WITH THE 74TH GENERAL HOSPITAL, EUROPE. UPON RETURN TO CONTINENTAL U.S., ASSIGNED AS MEDICAL NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER WITH O'RILEY GENERAL HOSPITAL, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI FROM NOVEMBER 1945 TO NOVEMBER 1946. FROM THERE, WAS SENT TO FITZSIMMONS ARMY HOSPITAL, DENVER, COLORADO AS 1ST SERGEANT AND NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER OF MEDICAL SERVICE FROM NOVEMBER 1946 TO OCTOBER 1951. WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL WITH 10 LOOPS, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, KOREAN SERVICE MEDAL, VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL, UNITED NATIONS SERVICE MEDAL, REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND MANY OTHERS.