Serviceman
James E Miller
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- 34526222
- Rank
- S/Sgt (24 September 1944), S/Sgt (1 October 1944), 2LT (26 February 1945), 2LT (1 April 1945), 1LT (19 May 1945), 1LT (21 May 1945)
- Hometown
- Bay City MI; Bay City, MI
- Also written
- James Miller
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 30, 187
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- George E. Carenbauer, Jr. Crew, co-pilot · 817th
- Kenneth B. Quick Crew, co-pilot · 817th
Missions placed on him
- mission 160, 16 February 1945 · Hall · Listed with the Kenneth B. Quick crew, which flew it per its history (p. 187); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 181, 15 March 1945 · Ruhland · Listed with the Kenneth B. Quick crew, which flew it per its history (p. 187); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 186, 22 March 1945 · Ruhland · Listed with the George E. Carenbauer, Jr. crew, which flew it per its history (p. 30); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 187, 23 March 1945 · Ruhland · Listed with the George E. Carenbauer, Jr. crew, which flew it per its history (p. 30); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 188, 24 March 1945 · Berlin, Marienfelde · Listed with the George E. Carenbauer, Jr. crew, which flew it per its history (p. 30); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 February 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 962 | 2LT |
| 1 April 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1980 | 2LT |
| 19 May 1945 | Distinguished Flying Cross | 3275 | 1LT |
| 21 May 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 3312 | 1LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 24 September 1944, last 1 October 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.
- 1944-09-24 817th: Above 7 EM fr duty to DS Rest Camp San Spirite
- 1944-10-01 817th: Fr DS Rest Camp San Spirite to duty 30 Sept
National Archives pages: roll 570165454 p. 492, roll 572487240 p. 455
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