JACK MILLER DE 410

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.

USS JACK MILLER DE-410
Commissioned 13 April 1944 - Decommissioned 1 June 1946

Struck from Naval Register 30 June 1968
Sold July 1969 for scrap

Naval Covers

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USS Jack Miller DE-410 Covers Page 1 (1944-1945)

Postmarks

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

Post Office Established May 1 1944 - Disestablished February 1 1946

Locy Type 2z

1945-09-18

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Locy Type 9#

(Br. #15227)

1945-11-30

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Other Information

USS JACK MILLER earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ two battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - 1st Lt. Jack Miller, USMCR (April 2 1920 - December 4 1942)
Miller served in the Marine Corps Reserve as a Second Lieutenant from May 19 - October 31 1941. Commissioned First Lieutenant, USMC, at Quantico, Va., November 1 1941, he volunteered for "Carlson's Raiders" and went to the Pacific. On December 3 1942, as commanding officer of a platoon which had the point at Guadalcanal, he daringly led a flank attack on a strong enemy combat patrol engaged by his battalion at the summit of the hill. Realizing the advance of his platoon was being held up by hostile machine gun fire, he dauntlessly led the assault on the Japanese gun position, acquiring wounds from which he died the following day. Lt. Miller was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Henry S. Miller, mother of Lt. Miller.

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