Thomas Craig Miller

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS Thomas Craig Miller was born December 7, 1950. His home of record is Pennsauken, NJ. Thomas, or �T.C.� as he was called, was the son of Thomas and Helen Miller and had three sisters, Eileen, Diane, and Holly. T.C. was a graduate of Pennsauken High School where he was a member of the basketball, baseball, wrestling and cross-country teams. His real passion was baseball and used reports in school as a means to write about the life of his favorite player, Babe Ruth. Thomas had aspirations of becoming a professional baseball player when he was growing up.

Miller entered the US Army on January 26, 1970. He completed his basic training at Fort Sill, OK, and served with C Battery, 1st Battalion, 92nd Artillery Group, where he attained the rank of Private First Class.

On February 1, 1971, Private First Class Miller was killed in action when his group was called to protect engineers that were building roads in the Highlands of the Pleiku Providence of South Vietnam.

Private First Class Miller was awarded the Purple Heart, Marksmanship Award, Efficiency Fidelity Medal, Distinguished Service Award, and the National Defense Medal.

Private Thomas Craig Miller's body was recovered. He was brought home to New Jersey and was buried at Beverly National Cemetery on February 11, 1974.

PFC THOMAS CRAIG MILLER
By Helene Miller-McBride
Today is Memorial Day, once called Decoration Day, and so it seems fitting that I write about my only son, Thomas, whom we always called T.C. because his father was also named Thomas.
T.C. grew up in a middle class neighborhood, led a normal life, was always healthy, and took pride in his appearance and his health. He went out for cross-country running in High School but… his love was Baseball! The greatest time of his life was when he was chosen to attend Baseball Camp up in Williamsport, Pa. Whenever he had to write a book report, he wrote about Babe Ruth. His goal was to become a professional ball player.
T's birthday was December 7th and this number was one of the early ones pulled out of the fishbowl in the draft. In the summer following graduation from Pennsauken High School, he knew it wouldn't be long before Uncle Sam got around to him so he took a job with the township in the public works department.
On September 17, 1970, he was assigned to duty in Viet Nam, after training in boot camp at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He was placed in Battery C, 1st Battalion, 92nd Artillery. After 4 months, on February 1, 1971 he was killed as a result of wounds received in action.
T. C. was not one to show his emotions - that would not make him a macho man. Unfortunately, that is not a trait taken from his mother, as this has been difficult to relive on a day when they have sounded "taps.".

MESSAGES LEFT ON THEWALL-USA

** Note that some of these messages are from years ago and their contact information may not be good anymore **

u took my job on gun # 4 powerman
happy veterans day tom

GOD BLESS TO ALL WHO READ THIS. MAY WE FIND PEACE SOON

Thomas Craig Miller
is honored on Panel 5W Line 072 of
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.