SGT ANDREW MILLER T-AK 242

Ship Name and Designation History

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Boulder Victory Class Cargo Ship Keel Laid 22 February 1945 Launched 4 April 1945 RADCLIFFE VICTORY (U.S. Victory Ship) Delivered to WSA 28 April 1945, for ops by American-West African Line Inc. Returned to the WSA at the end of WWII Acquired by the US Army Transportation Service 26 July 1946 USAT SGT. ANDREW MILLER Renamed 31 October 1947 Transferred to the US Navy 1 March 1950 USNS SGT. ANDREW MILLER T-AK-242 Placed in service by MSTS 1 March 1950 Placed out of service (date unknown) Transferred to MARAD 22 March 1976 Struck from the Naval Register 16 January 1981 Sold for scrapping 17 February 1983

 

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1. USNS Sgt. Andrew Miller T-AK-242 Covers Page 1      (DATE RANGE)

 

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USPS Machine Postmark Pittsburg, CA

1972-07-19

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Other Information

USAT / USNS SGT. ANDREW MILLER earned the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal w/ 2 Battle stars, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the United Nations Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Army/Navy career.

NAMESAKE - Staff Sergeant Andrew Miller, USA. (11 August 1916 - 29 November 1944)
        Miller was inducted into the Army in June 1942 from Two Rivers, Wisconsin, and by November 16, 1944 was serving as a Staff Sergeant in Company G, 377th Infantry Regiment, 95th Infantry Division. On that day, at Woippy, France, he single-handedly captured two German machine gun positions. The next day, outside of Metz, he stayed behind while his platoon withdrew and then destroyed another enemy machine gun nest. He again distinguished himself in Metz from November 19 to November 21, when he led his men in the capture of dozens of Germans and disabled two more enemy machine guns. He was killed eight days later, on November 29, while leading his squad in a fight with German forces outside of Hemmersdorf, Germany. For this series of actions, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on September 1, 1945.

 

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