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William John (W. J.) Miller
| Date of Birth | 4/22/32 |
| Date Entered | 2/6/50 |
| Date Discharged | 2/7/54 |
| Years Served | 4 |
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| Highest Rank | CPL |
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Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Regiment 1st Marine Div. Korea. Arrived with the Sixth Replacement draft in March 1951 thru February 1952 - Fire Team Leader- Squad Leader 2nd Squad 2nd Platoon. |
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Korean Service Medal w/4 stars, United Nations Service Medal, Presidential Unit Citations w/2 stars, Combat Infantry Badge, Republic of Korea Service Medal |
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1. Take off in DC3 out of muddy rice patty. 2. Flying in a little chopper strapped in a sleeping bag inside litter basket 3. Member of the lost Platoon for a day on Hill 749, September 1951. 4. Paying five bucks for a can of beer in the Reserve. 5. Three decks down in a victory ship (Aken Victory) in a typhoon in the sea of Japan (Aken Ass). |
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Any comments or anecdotes you’d like to add |
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Disappointments: 1. Not being able to keep Chinese prisoner as my personal house boy. 2. Last can of meat and beans exploding in warming fire. |
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B. Rice, Chinese, D. Young, W.J. Miller |
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Winter Position 1951 |
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W.J. Miller, Butch Schaus |
W. J. Miller, Don Young |
