Name:
Lewis Martin Miller
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-664429
Unit:
563rd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-09-06
State:
Colorado
Cemetery:
Epinal American Cemetery, Dinozé, France
Plot:
B
Row:
39
Grave:
47
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
Lewis Martin Miller was born on September 21, 1920 in Colorado. He served in the 563rd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a First Lieutenant during World War II. He was serving as the pilot on a B-17F which took off from Knettishall, England with an assigned target of Stuttgart, Germany. He left the formation for unknown reasons and crashed near Mesnil-Soullieres, about 7 miles east of Troyes at 1230hrs. 1Lt Miller is now buried in the Epinal American Cemetery, Dinozé, France. He was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.