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Spec Johnny Miller

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Spec Johnny Miller Veteran

Birth
Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA
Death
2 May 1968 (aged 25)
Quảng Trị, Quảng Trị, Vietnam
Burial
Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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SP4 Johnny Miller, Vietnam Veteran, Native of Kinston, North Carolina. Military sources have the first name as Johnnie. Family has it Johnny.

Specialist Four Johnny Miller was a casualty of the Vietnam War. As a member of the Army Selective Service and a Draftee, SP4 Miller served our country until May 2nd, 1968 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam. He was 25 years old and was married. It was reported that Johnny died from multiple fragmentation wounds from a mine. His body was recovered. Johnny was born on March 30th, 1943 in Kinston, North Carolina. SP4 Miller is on panel 54E, line 012 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for one year.

I was WIA prior to the event of your death, but remember your good nature & the fact you never got to see your new Son. You died trying to help a friend, a noble act. I remember your humor having previously been the Platoon Medic, till we meet again. David K. Brassfield.

Specialist Four Johnny Miller, husband of Mrs Mary Helen Miller of 311-C Richard Green Homes, was killed in action in Vietnam May 2. He had been stationed in Vietnam 1967, assigned to Company C, Third Battalion, 21st Infantry. He was a 1961 graduate of Adkin High School and a former employee of the Kinston Shirt Company. Survivors include, in addition to his wife, two sons, Derrick and Guardino Carlow Miller of the home; his mother, Mrs Bettie Mae Miller of KInston; his grandmother, Mrs Hattie Miller and Mrs Rose Planagan, both of Kinston; two brothers, Carl of Kinston and Earl of Tarboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete pending the arrival of the body.

He served with Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 196th Infantry Brigade, USARV.

He was awarded The Purple Heart Medal for his combat related wounds, The Vietnam Service Medal, The Republic of Vietnam Campaign Service Medal, The National Defense Service Medal.

SP4 Johnny Miller, Vietnam Veteran, Native of Kinston, North Carolina. Military sources have the first name as Johnnie. Family has it Johnny.

Specialist Four Johnny Miller was a casualty of the Vietnam War. As a member of the Army Selective Service and a Draftee, SP4 Miller served our country until May 2nd, 1968 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam. He was 25 years old and was married. It was reported that Johnny died from multiple fragmentation wounds from a mine. His body was recovered. Johnny was born on March 30th, 1943 in Kinston, North Carolina. SP4 Miller is on panel 54E, line 012 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for one year.

I was WIA prior to the event of your death, but remember your good nature & the fact you never got to see your new Son. You died trying to help a friend, a noble act. I remember your humor having previously been the Platoon Medic, till we meet again. David K. Brassfield.

Specialist Four Johnny Miller, husband of Mrs Mary Helen Miller of 311-C Richard Green Homes, was killed in action in Vietnam May 2. He had been stationed in Vietnam 1967, assigned to Company C, Third Battalion, 21st Infantry. He was a 1961 graduate of Adkin High School and a former employee of the Kinston Shirt Company. Survivors include, in addition to his wife, two sons, Derrick and Guardino Carlow Miller of the home; his mother, Mrs Bettie Mae Miller of KInston; his grandmother, Mrs Hattie Miller and Mrs Rose Planagan, both of Kinston; two brothers, Carl of Kinston and Earl of Tarboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete pending the arrival of the body.

He served with Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 196th Infantry Brigade, USARV.

He was awarded The Purple Heart Medal for his combat related wounds, The Vietnam Service Medal, The Republic of Vietnam Campaign Service Medal, The National Defense Service Medal.


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  • Created by: Tom Reece
  • Added: Jan 28, 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17726258/johnny-miller: accessed ), memorial page for Spec Johnny Miller (30 Mar 1943–2 May 1968), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17726258, citing Oak Hill Memorial Park, Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Tom Reece (contributor 46857744).