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Subject: [INTIPPEC] John H Miller of Lafayette Indiana killed World War II
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TSGT John H. Miller of Lafayette, Indiana was killed May 11, 1942, while
serving in the United States Army Air Corps in the South Pacific during
World War II. He is buried at the Manila American Cemetery in the
Philippines.
Hello, I am a retired American veteran residing in the Philippines with my
Filipino wife. A year ago we visited the memorial as visitors but came
home with a mission in our hearts. As we gazed over the beautifully
manicured acres and the 17,202 American graves, it was obvious only a few
families had ever visited their graves.
I stepped into the soft grass and focused my camera on one of the white
crosses, a grave of an Ohio soldier. A strange calmness was in the air as
I walked a few more steps and a cross of an Indiana soldier lay square in
my path. The letters of the inscription on the marker was bolder than
ever, here lay a soldier from my home state.
At that moment a quiet brainstorm aroused my humble thoughts. I wondered
if I could locate any of the families of these men. My stride became more
defined and within a few moments I had located and photographed eight more
graves.
Since those gut-wrenching but touching moments we have energized our
efforts in finding the families of these American men from Indiana. We
have located well over 100 and have delivered the FREE photographs to them
via email.
Please visit our website and see the men we have honored and the families
we have assisted in finding a more genuine closure of a horrible tragedy.
http://fizkid.tripod.com/
Our success in finding the families was the result of journalists, amateur
genealogists, historians, historical societies, librarians and lots of
wonderful Hoosiers and those with Indiana ties across America.
During our search we have also reached families from other states as well
and have filled special requests for photos from the Manila American
Cemetery. We presently have photographed only the graves of the Indiana
soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen; however we have photographed all of
the names that are engraved on the "Tablets of the Missing". We offer them
free of charge to anyone who asks.
We ask for your help in finding their families. We understand this is a
genealogy board but we do not need immediate genealogy in that form, we
need leads to find the families. Please become one of our special
volunteers today and find the family of an Indiana serviceman from near
your home. A list of the men from your Indiana county is available, free
and all you must do is request it.
John H. Miller
TSGT
United States Army Air Corps
34th Pursuit Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group
Service Number R-856361
Lafayette – Tippecanoe County – Indiana
DOD – May 11, 1942
Buried Manila American Cemetery – Philippines
Plot D Row 5 Grave 258
Dave and Apple Dwiggins
San Pablo City, Philippines
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