Last
Name:
Miller |
First
Name Middle Initial:
Minos D. |
Nick
Name:
M.D. |
|
Street: PO Box 1309 |
City
& State: Jennings, LA |
E-Mail: md@ruthmiller.com |
| Zip:
70546 |
Phone: 337 824-4580 |
Spouse:
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| Conflict:
World War II |
Service
Branch: Navy |
Unit:
Air Group 81 VF-81 |
| Theater:
Pacific Fleet, Ulithi, Philippines, Formosa, Lineayon Gulf, |
Where
Captured: Formosa |
Date
Captured: 3 Jan 45 |
|
Camps
Held In: Formosa, Tokyo, Ofuna, Omori - We were "special
prisoners" not entitled to be treated by Japs as POW - given up for dead. |
How
Long Interned: 8 months |
|
Liberated
/ repatriated: liberated |
Date
Liberated: 29 Aug. 45 |
Age
at Capture: |
| Medals
Received: Purple Heart, "In Navy Before WWII", Victory medal, etc. |
Military
Job: Fighter Pilot - Hellcat F6F-5
Flew off USS Saratoga CV-3, USS Ranger CV-4, USS Wasp CV-18 |
Company:
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Occupation
after War: Lawyer, Judge, Retired |
