Thomas H. Miller Military person

Lieutenant General Thomas H. Miller, was a United States Marine Corps Naval Aviator and test pilot. Miller saw active combat in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. As a test pilot, he set a World Speed Record in an F4H-1 (F4B) Phantom.He was the first American to fly the Marine Corps' new AV-8A Harrier jet, capable of vertical takeoff and landing, orchestrating its procurement for the Marine Corps and oversee development of the concept during his career. For this effort, Miller was known as "the father of STOVL (short take-off and vertical landing) aviation in the USMC."

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Thomas H. Miller
Birth dateJune 03, 1923
Birth place
San Antonio
Date of deathNovember 27, 2007
Place of death
Arlington County Virginia
Resting place
Arlington National Cemetery

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allegianceUnited States of America
award
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Service Medal (US Navy)
Air Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
Silver Eagle Award
military operations
Korean War
Vietnam War
World War II
military branch
United States Marine Corps
military command
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
Deputy Chief of Staff for Aviation Headquarters Marine Corps
service start1942
service end1979

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