Thomas A. Miller

Company A 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

DOW 06/21/1944

Thomas A. Miller was born in Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia on September 17, 1921.

He enlisted in the Regular Army on March 4, 1940. His home of residence was listed as
Gainesville, Georgia, and his civilian occupation was listed as Accountants And Auditors.
He had completed grammar school and was married. His religion was listed as Protestant.

The date of his assignment to the 22nd Infantry is unknown but he was with the Regiment
at least by December 1942 as his name is listed in a Company roster on a menu for the
Christmas Dinner of Company A 22nd Infantry at Camp Gordon, Georgia in December 1942. *

He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal as a Staff Sergeant in Company A, in Headquarters 22nd Infantry Motorized
General Orders No. 5, dated June 8, 1943 at Fort Dix, New Jersey.

Technical Sergeant Miller died on June 21, 1944 of wounds received in action in France.

Decorations of Thomas A. Miller

Thomas A. Miller was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery
Sainte Mere-Eglise #1 at Carentan, France in Block O Row 1 Grave 17 and was moved to the permanent
cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, in the 1947-1949 time frame, when the temporary cemeteries were shut down.

Burial:
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Colleville-sur-Mer
Departement du Calvados
Basse-Normandie, France
Plot E Row 7 Grave 22

Grave marker for Thomas A. Miller

Photo by Robert Hamilton from the Find A Grave website

There is a memorial plaque to Thomas A. Miller at
Springway Cemetery, Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia.

Memorial plaque to Thomas A. Miller

Photo by Theron Rogers from the Find A grave website

* Courtesy of Julien Woestyn

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