John T. Miller
John T. Miller
Army Air Corps
JOHN
T.
MILLER
BIRTHPLACE: Chapman, Kansas
SOLDIER DETAILS
HIGHEST RANK: S/Sgt
DIVISION:
Army Air Corps
, 751 Bomb Squad - 457 Bomb Group (H)
THEATER OF OPERATION:
European
HONORED BY: Susan M. Gorman
KILLED IN ACTION
BIOGRAPHY
My uncle Ted Miller was in a plane that was shot down in the final days of WWII. He was listed as MIA for a short time before my grandmother received a telegram telling her he was killed in action. Some of his crew members said he was the last to leave the plane except for the pilot. He was the last member of his group to die in action. They said they didn't know for sure whether he was shot by the enemy as he parachuted down or if his chute didn't open. His remains now lie in the beautiful American Military Cemetery in Florence, Italy. I have had the honor of visiting his grave site twice in the past 6 years.