World War II Honoree

Harry L. Miller

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Bloomington, Illinois

Honored By

Darrel A. Sutter

Relationship

Nephew

INDUCTED AUGUST 14, 1944. BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP J. T. ROBINSON, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. SAILED FROM NEW YORK HARBOR AND ARRIVED IN GLASGOW, SCOTLAND ON JANUARY 10, 1945. BOARDED A TROOP TRAIN TO METZ, FRANCE FOR ASSIGNMENT TO COMPANY B, 359TH REGIMENT, 90TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 3RD ARMY UNDER GENERAL PATTON. ARRIVED ON THE FRONT LINES IN BELGIUM ON JANUARY 10, 1945. BECAME COMBAT INFANTRYMAN AND BATTLED ACROSS GERMANY INTO CZECHOSLOVAKIA WHERE HOSTILITIES CEASED ON MAY 8, 1945. TRANSFERRED FROM THE 90TH INFANTRY DIVISION TO THE 3RD MILITARY GOVERNMENT REGIMENT AS CHIEF CLERK IN VILSHOFEN, GERMANY. AWARDED GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, SILVER STAR MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH BRONZE BATTLE STARS, OCCUPATION MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND 2 OVERSEAS SERVICE BARS. DISCHARGED JUNE 22, 1946 FROM FORT SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS.