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Miller Marshall Philo

Monuments

Princeton Memorial

Name:
Marshall Philo Miller
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
Unit:
131st Infantry Regiment, 33rd Division
Date of Death:
1918-10-10
State:
Iowa
Cemetery:
Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, France
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Marshall Philo Miller was born on February 13, 1888. He studied at Princeton University, Class of 1911 but graduated from Iowa State College in 1916 with a degree in Agronomy. After graduation, Miller became a teacher. He spent one year teaching in Mason City, and was teaching in Osceola when he was called for service. Private Miller reported to Camp Dodge in February 1918, and was transferred to Camp Logan, Texas. He was shipped to France in June 1918 where he served with Company D of the 31st Infantry, 33rd Division. He was sent to the front lines of the Western Front near the Argonne Forrest in northeast France where he saw action from August 9, until his death on 10 October 1918. He is now buried in the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France and also has a cenotaph in Greenlawn Cemetery, Afton, Union County, Iowa.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com