Walter M Miller

I decided to try and locate Walter Miller's service records and any other military related information. Stella told me that Walter was killed in Africa and that little piece of information proved to be very useful.

I searched the Military Records Collections on Ancestry.com and located Walter's Enlistment Record. Like so many other brave men of the time, he enlisted for service. He enlisted out of Fort Devens, Massachusetts on October 24, 1942 where he received Service # 31186469 and was assigned to the Army Corps group as a private.

Walter was part of the Allied push in Northern Africa. I plan to do additional research into his particular unit to understand exactly what they were responsible for and where they were doing their fighting. It's difficult to get records released from the goverment unless you're next of kin. Mania would be the only one able to make this request as Walter was never married and therefore had no children.

Walter is in fact buried in Africa at the North African American Cemetery in Carthage, Tunisia.



He died from his wounds on October 28, 1943 (only 1 year and 4 days after enlisting) in the hospital in Tunisia, and now rests at Plot E Row 7 Grave 2. Walter received the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster medal.


You can find this information by following this link and searching on "Miller Walter". Look for Walter M Miller, PVT 31186469 towards the bottom of the first page of returned results.
Here is the link http://www.abmc.gov/search/wwii.php

A wonderful video and downloadable PDF brochure of the cemetery, its history, and great information on the importance of the battles that were taking place in Northern Africa at the time can be found here. This is a great history read.... http://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries/cemeteries/na.php

I also sent the cemetery administration an e-mail request to take some digital photographs of Uncle Walter's gravesite to have as part of our collection.

Happy reading.