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Oral History Interview with Adrian Miller, August 3, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Adrian Miller, August 3, 2001

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Adrian Miller. Miller was born in Winamac, Indiana 16 November 1924 and graduated from high school in 1942. He entered the Army in March, 1944 and took his basic training at Ft. Blanding, Florida. He volunteered for the paratroopers at Fort Benning, Georgia and describes the six weeks of rigorous training, which included jumps. In November, he joined the 101st Army Airborne and was assigned to the 505th Parachute Infantry, Company H. Miller was sent to Bastogne and describes the conditions and the high casualty rate. After being relieved in January he went to Lorraine, France, then to Berchtesgaden, Germany where he met his brother. Miller was in Paris when Germany surrendered. On 15 December 1945, he returned to the United States on the Queen Mary. He was discharged January 1946.
Date: August 3, 2001
Creator: Miller, Adrian
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for a subscription to Le Courrier Francais] (open access)

[Receipt for a subscription to Le Courrier Francais]

Receipt for a subscription to Le Courrier Francais
Date: April 3, 1831
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Parcel Receipt from Lykes Bros Steamship Co. Inc., May 3, 1948] (open access)

[Parcel Receipt from Lykes Bros Steamship Co. Inc., May 3, 1948]

Parcel receipt from Lykes Bros Steamship Co. Inc. for various food items and cigarettes shipped to Havre, France. The items were from H. Kempner and sent to D. W. Kempner.
Date: May 3, 1948
Creator: Lykes Bros Steamship Company Incorporated
System: The Portal to Texas History