Edward Frank Miller
MilitaryFrom great nephew of Edward F. Miller photo collection
Born October 1920. Raised in Rochester, New York, USA. Enlisting in September 1942, Second Lieut. Miller was captured by enemy forces near Gouzon (Gonzeville ?), France, September 15, 1943, following the crash of aircraft 42-40938. Served as POW until being liberated in May, 1945. Returning to Rochester to raise a family of six, a well-respected funeral director and businessman, Edward lived a full life in the service of others until the age of eighty-seven.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36066774
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18136927
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator of B-24
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-742729
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot of B-24D #42-40938
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: D-Cup / Bathtub Bessie
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 15 September 1943
Places
- Site type: Memorial
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
18 October 1920 | in Rochester, Monroe County, New York, the son of Edward A. and Emma L. Miller | |
Enlisted |
27 June 1942 | as a Private in the Air Corps in Rochester, Monroe County, New York | |
Other Bailed out |
15 September 1943 | of B-24 42-40938 "D-Cup" on a mission to the Air Depot of Romilly-sur-Seine, near Paris | |
Other captured |
15 September 1943 | after the crash of his B-24 near Doudeville, France | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
15 September 1943 - 29 April 1945 | Interned at Stalag Luft 3 in Sagan (Zagan), Poland. Force-marched at the end of January 1945, ending up in Stalag 7A in Moosburg, Germany. Liberated there by US troops on 29 April 1945. NARA WWII POW records : "Returned to Allied Military Control 30 July 1945." | |
Died |
11 May 2008 | Livonia, Livingston County, New York | |
Rochester, Monroe County, New York | |||
Buried |
Edward Miller rests at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Rochester, Monroe County, New York |
Revisions
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW Revords
MACR 15215
US CENSUS 1930
Great nephew of Edward Miller, completing genealogical research with supporting documentation of entered information
Great nephew of Edward Miller, completing genealogical research with supporting documentation of entered information
Great nephew of Edward Miller, completing genealogical research with supporting documentation of entered information
Great nephew of Edward Miller, completing genealogical research with supporting documentation of entered information
Great nephew of Edward Miller, completing genealogical research with supporting documentation of entered information