Gerald Delone Miller
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 536923
Born
June 21, 1925
in Marlow, OK
Parents
Zelma Deloda Miller
Ova (Willingham) Miller
School
Details unknown
Pre-War Employment
Details unknown
Entered Service
April 21, 1943
in El Paso, TX
Time with First Battalion
Joined 8/26/1943 from Infantry Training Battalion, Camp Elliott, CA
Left (wounded) 6/22/1944 to US Naval Hospital #10, Aiea Heights, HI
Left Service
July 4, 1945
Discharged
Home Address and Next of Kin
Rural Route 2, Hart, Texas – address of mother, Mrs Ova Miller
Campaigns
Roi-Namur
Outfit: Able Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)
Saipan
Outfit: Able Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)
Important Events:
June 22, 1944 – wounded in action (compound fracture of right femur), evacuated
Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Saipan (June 22, 1944)
Citation
Service Stories
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Gerald died on January 17, 2005 and is buried in National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix
Gallery
I think this is my grand father, is there anyway we can confirm this is him? We have some pictures if it is him. Please let me know.
Thank you,
Nicole