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Anton William "Tony" Miller
21 May 1919 – 2 Oct 2008
| Birth | 21 May 1919 |
| Death | 2 Oct 2008 |
| Cemetery | Fort McPherson National Cemetery Maxwell , Lincoln County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Denny Jackson on 04 Oct 2008 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30306781 |
Bio
Anton "Tony" William Miller, 89, of Brady, Neb., died Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008, at Gothenburg Memorial Hospital. He was born May 21, 1919, to George and Nellie Miller on a family farm north of Gothenburg, Neb. He attended School District 161 through eighth grade and later worked for farmers and ranchers in the Platte River Valley. He was drafted Nov. 5, 1941, and inducted at Fort Crook in Omaha, Neb. He went to Fort Leav¬enworth, then Camp Polk. He was assigned to Co. E 32nd Armored Regiment. He was a tank commander and platoon leader most of World War II. He participated in the campaigns of Normandy, northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes, central Europe and the Battle of the Bulge. He commanded seven tanks, and he was wounded three separate times and awarded the Purple Heart with three oak leaf clusters. He was discharged in June 1945 with the rank of staff sergeant. He married JoAnne Lawrence July 31, 1948, in North Platte, Neb. He reenlisted in 1949 and was stationed overseas with his wife. He was discharged in February 1954 and returned to Nebraska, where he farmed and ranched near Hershey and Maxwell before moving to a farm/ranch north of Brady in 1964. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Earl and George Jr. Services and lunch were at Zion Lutheran Church in Gothenburg. Burial was at Fort McPherson National Cemetery at Maxwell, with military honors by the Gothenburg Firing Squad and U.S. Army. Garden City Telegram 10/4/08
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