WILLIAM C MILLER DE 259

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Evarts Class Type GMT Destroyer Escort Keel Laid January 10 1943 - Launched February 22 1943 USS WILLIAM C. MILLER DE-259 Commissioned July 2 1943 - Decommissioned December 17 1945 Struck from Naval Register January 8 1945 Sold April 10 1947 to Mr. Fred Perry of New York for scrap

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-11-26

Note:

 

Locy Type 2az*

1944-12-18 to 1944-12-26

Mark from back of cover

 

Other Information

WILLIAM C. MILLER earned 7 Battle Stars for WWII service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/7 stars - WWII Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - Seaman 2nd Class William Cicero Miller USN (July 18 1919 - December 7 1941)
Miller was attached to Scouting Squadron VS-6 operating from USS ENTERPRISE CV-6. In April 1941, he was paired with Lt. Clarence E. Dickinson, Jr. and on December 7 1941 they both boarded their aircraft, a Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless, for what was to be a routine scouting flight. They were under orders to proceed to Ford Island NAS and land there to refuel. Dickinson and Miller arrived over Oahu to discover the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor underway. Attacking "Zero" fighters riddled Dickinson's plane, but Miller already wounded once, downed one and ultimately exhausted his ammunition in the defense of the aircraft until she had been set afire. Dickinson called for Miller to bail out but received no answer. The pilot managed to get out of the falling plane; but Miller, either dead or so severely wounded that he was unable to free himself from the aircraft, remained with it until it crashed into a cane field. For his devotion to duty, Miller was awarded a posthumous commendation by the Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet.

 

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