Virgil R. Miller Military person

Colonel Virgil Rasmuss Miller (November 11, 1900 – August 5, 1968) was a United States Army officer who served as Regimental Commander of the 442d Regimental Combat Team (RCT), a unit which was composed of "Nisei" (second generation Americans of Japanese descent), during World War II. He led the 442nd in its rescue of the Lost Texas Battalion of the 36th Infantry Division, in the forests of the Vosges Mountains in northeastern France.

Personal facts

Virgil R. Miller
Birth dateNovember 11, 1900
Birth place
San Germán Puerto Rico
Date of deathAugust 05, 1968
Place of death
Ann Arbor Michigan , Michigan
Resting place
Arlington National Cemetery

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allegianceUnited States of America
award
Bronze Star Medal
Legion of Merit
Silver Star
Croix de guerre
War Merit Cross (Italy)
military operations
World War II
military branch
United States Army
military command442nd Regimental Combat Team
service start1920
service end1954

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