WWII · Battle Death Record
Glenn Miller
Major, U.S. Army Air Forces · Iowa
Personnel File — Core Information
- Name
- Glenn Miller
- Entered the Service From
- Iowa
- Rank
- Major
- Service
- U.S. Army Air Forces
- Unit / Regiment
- Army Air Forces Band
- War
- WWII
- Date of Death
- December 15, 1944
- Awards
- Bronze Star
- Burial / Memorial
- Commemorated on the Tablets of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial
- Grave
- Tablets of the Missing
Their story
The famous bandleader who gave up a celebrated career to entertain the troops. His aircraft vanished over the English Channel in December 1944 and was never found.
Compiled from American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) and National Archives (NARA) records and public sources.
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