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PVT Theodore J Miller
12 Feb 1925 – 24 Mar 1944
| Birth | 12 Feb 1925 |
| Death | 24 Mar 1944 |
| Cemetery | National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Honolulu , Honolulu County , Hawaii , USA |
| Added by | Jeff Hall on 27 May 2018 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65489634 |
Bio
This famous photo of Pvt Theodore J. Miller was widely distributed in the United States after Miller's death, and was one of the few to openly portray the stress of combat to the American public. United States Marine Corps Private Theodore James Miller (February 12, 1925 - March 24, 1944) of Hennepin County, Minnesota assigned to Company K, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Marine Independent Regiment returns to Coast Guard-manned attack transport USS Arthur Middleton (APA-25) at 1400 Hours after two days of combat on Engebi. Engebi was the first of the Eniwetok Atoll to be invaded by American forces. In Operation "Fragile" the 1st and 2nd Battalions landed on February 18, 1944, with 3rd Battalion in reserve. In the attack on Engebi American losses were 78 killed, 166 wounded, and 7 missing, totaling 251 casualties. All of Engebi's defenders were killed, except for nineteen prisoners taken. Miller himself was killed in action during the invasion of Ebon Atoll a month later. 25 Japanese, including six civilians (two women and two children among them), put up a 20-minute fire-fight that left Miller and another Marine dead and eight others wounded. Exact Date Shot Unknown NARA FILE #: 026-G-3394 WAR & CONFLICT BOOK #: 1198 Photographed by CPhoM Ray R. Platnick, USCGR. Miller, Theodore J, b. 02/12/1925, d. 03/02/1944, PVT USMC WWII, Plot: C 1041, bur. 01/28/1949
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- Robert C Miller 1911–1994
- Edward Francis Miller 1912–1962
- Francis Eugene Miller 1914–1998
- Mary Isabelle Miller Storke 1917–2008
- William Frederick Miller 1927–2021
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