Alton Glenn Miller, U.S. Army (Air Forces)

Hero Card 287, Card Pack 24 [pending]
U.S. Army photo (digitally restored), Public Domain

Hometown: Clarinda, IA
Branch: 
U.S. Army (Air Forces)
Unit: 
American Band of the AEF
Military Honors: Bronze Star Medal
Date of Sacrifice: 
December 15, 1944 - Missing in Action between London, England and Paris, France 
Age: 
40
Conflict: 
World War II, 1939-1945

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Sources
National Archives:
Official Military Personnel File for Alton Glenn Miller
National Museum of the United States Air Force:
Maj. Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band
The National World War II Museum:
Major Glenn Miller, US Army Air Forces
The National World War II Museum:
Major Glenn Miller: The Loss of an Icon
BBC:
What happened to Glenn Miller? The 80-year mystery
USO:
Glenn Miller: Military’s Music Man
Arlington National Cemetery:
Glenn Miller
Cenotaph:
Find a Grave


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