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MILLER, Russell Orville - Date of
birth
24 August 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Ward County, North Dakota -
Hometown
Pershing County, Nevada
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39828887 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
311th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 December 1944 - Place of
death
Antwerp, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 8 | 22 |
Immediate family
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Members
Lee R. Miller (father)
Olga P. (McBride) Miller (mother)
Clifford W. Miller (brother)
Marguerite (DeVita) Miller (wife)
More information
Cpl Russell O. Miller enlisted in Salt Lake City, Utah on 20 July 1942.Word was received from the War Department by Mrs. Russell Miller of Lovelock stating that her husband, Corporal Russell Miller, was killed in action in Germany on December 9. He was born in North Dakota, was gradated from high school at Butler, Mo., and prior to his induction in the army in August of 1942 was manager of the Safeway store in Lovelock. He was maried to Miss Marguerite DeVita in May of this year.
Cpl Russell O. Miller first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium Block GG, Row 1, Grave 11.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Miller Family Tree / Nevada State Journal / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Mrs. Lisa Bowman / Astrid