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MILLER, Douglas Elwood - Date of
birth
17 October 1915 -
Age
29 -
Place of birth
Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut -
Hometown
Fairfield County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31336608 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
1st Battalion,
273rd Infantry Regiment,
69th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 February 1945 - Place of
death
Lindenweg
Miescheid, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 15 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
Clark Miller (father)
Elsie (Due) Miller (mother)
Sylvia Miller (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Douglas E. Miller attended high school for four years and was a typist.He enlisted in New Haven, Connecticut on 6 July 1943.
On the evening of 22 February 1945 the farm where the 3rd Platoon of B Company had found shelter, blew up, due to the detonation of a shaped charge, called a "Beehive". At that moment, 58 people were in the building. 51 of them were killed.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://www.shoreweb.com/cindy/miescheid.htm
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet