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Miller, Jesse R., Jr.

Date of death:
April 21st, 1945 (Dessau/Anhalt, Germany)
Buried on:
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Plot: B. Row: 6. Grave: 1.
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit:
Company A, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division "The Big Red One", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1944
For action performed on 7 June 1944, in the vicinity of Caumont/Calvados département, Basse-Normandy, France.

Headquarters, First U.S. Army, General Orders No. 39 (1944).
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
For action performed on 19 October 1944, near Aachen/Rhine Province, Germany.

This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leave to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
Headquarters, First U.S. Army, General Orders No. 72 (1945).

Sources

  • - Baumer, R.W. & Reardon, M.J., American Iliad – The 18th Infantry Regiment in World War II, The Aberjona Press, Bedford, U.S.A., 2004
    - Whitlock, F., The Fighting First – The Untold Story of the Big Red One on D-Day, Westview Press, Boulder, USA, 2004
    - Home of Heroes
    - American Battle Monuments Commission

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