Edward G. Miller
Private, U.S. Army
Service Number: 12034190
Unit: 47th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division
Entered the service from: New Jersey
Died: September 26, 1944
Buried at: New St. Mary's Cemetery, 515 West Browning Road, Bellmawr, NJ 08031
Awards: Purple Heart
Edward G. Miller
Private Edward G. Miller was born in 1922 to Ernest and Margaret Miller. He had attended St. Joseph’s High School in Philadelphia, and had served for 18 months in the Civilian Conservation Corps. He also worked for the Flexitallic Gasket Company in Camden, NJ, before enlisting into the Army in January 1942. The Courier-Post of Camden, NJ, reported on Tuesday, June 23, 1942, that he was serving in Panama with a coast artillery unit. He eventually served a total of 18 months of anti-aircraft duty in Panama before being sent to fight in Europe in August 1944. He was reported as missing in action in Germany on September 26, 1944. His body was subsequently recovered, and he was reported as having his status changed to killed in action in the October 10, 1945, evening edition of the Camden Courier-Post.
Edward G. Miller was survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Miller, of 1709 Woodlynne Avenue in Woodlynne, NJ. He also was survived by brothers Ernest Jr. and Bernard, who were also serving in the Army at the time. Ernest Miller Jr. had been badly wounded while serving overseas.
Source: American Battle Monuments Commission
2 So. Jersey Men Are Declared Dead
Camden Courier-Post —
Woodlynne Soldier, Pitman Naval Officer, Listed Missing More Than Year
Two South Jersey men, both of whom had been listed as missing in action for more than a year, have been officially declared dead by the War and Navy Departments.
They are Pvt. Edward G. Miller, 23, of 1709 Woodlynne avenue, Woodlynne, and Lt. Harry M. Crist, USN, 28, of 62 Pitman avenue, Pitman. Miller was the son of Mrs. Margaret Miller and was reported missing in Germany, Sept. 26, 1944. He entered the Army in January, 1942, served with an antiaircraft unit in Panama for 18 months and went overseas in August, 1944.
A former student at St. Joseph’s school, Philadelphia, Miller is also survived by two brothers, Ernest, Philadelphia, and Bernard, in the Army. A Requiem Mass in his memory will be celebrated next Sunday at 9 a.m. at St. Peter and Paul church, Camden. — Camden Courier-Post, October 10, 1945
Pvt. Edward G. Miller Funeral Saturday
Camden Courier-Post —
Solemn requiem Mass for Pvt. Edward G. Miller, son of Mrs. Margaret C. Miller, of 1709 Woodlynne avenue, Woodlynne, and Ernest Miller, of Philadelphia, will be celebrated Saturday at 9 a.m. in Sacred Heart R. C. Church. Relatives and friends will meet at 8 a.m. at the funeral home at 318 Monmouth street, Gloucester, where friends may call tomorrow night. Burial will be in New St. Mary’s cemetery, Bellmawr.
Private Miller was killed in Germany on Sept. 26, 1944. Military honors will be by American Legion post, 233, Woodlynne.
Also surviving are two brothers, Bernard, of Mayfair, Philadelphia, and Ernest, in the government hospital at Coatesville, Pa., with wounds suffered in the service. — Camden Courier-Post, December 6, 1948