March 21, 1918 – February 8, 1983
Haywood Miles
Personal Information
Birthplace: Milton, KS
Service Information
Branch of Service: Army
Unit: 197 Coast Artillery
Theater of Operation: Pacific
Enlisted / Commissioned: Aug 4, 1941
Discharged: Jul 14, 1945
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Honored By: Children of Sgt. Miles
Biography
Dad served in New Guinea in Graves Registration. He had three bouts with malaria, and was sent to Perth for R & R. There he met my mother Doris. Haywood returned to embalming school when he was sent home in 1945. He was in the funeral business until his death in 1983.
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