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Miller
Payne
Warren
Jr.
POW (WWII) KIA
1909-01-02

–

1945-01-09

Born:

, 

Texas

Home:

Midlothian

, 

Texas

Buried: 

Honolulu

, 

Hawaii

Cemetery:

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Miller Warren graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1933. Captured after the fall of the Philippine Islands in 1942, he and was held as a prisoner of War until his return to U.S. Military control at the end of hostilities in May 1945. as a Prisoner of War by the Japanese until 1944 when he was placed on a Japanese “Hell Ship” for transport to Japan. After surviving the sinking of that first “Hell Ship,” he was transferred to another, and died when it was inadvertently bombed by American aircraft on January 9, 1945.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Infantry)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    1942 – Died in Captivity

    Major (Infantry) Miller Payne Warren, Jr. (ASN: 0-19280), United States Army, was captured by the Japanese after the fall the Philippine Islands in 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death in captivity on or about 9 January 1945.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Infantry)

    Division:

    21st Division (Philippine Army)

    Action Date:

    January 3, 1942
    War Department, General Orders No. 118 (October 11, 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Major (Infantry) Miller Payne Warren, Jr. (ASN: 0-19280), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Senior Instructor, 21st Division, Philippine Army, in action against the enemy on 3 January 1942, near Porac, Pampangua, Luzon, Philippine Islands. A strong enemy force, screened behind a large moving column of civilian evacuees, infiltrated the defense position and launched a sudden and vicious attack. Major Warren stepped into the ensuing breach and, by his vigorous action and heroic example, inspired the troops and organized the defense so that the position was stabilized and the line was held. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Major Warren, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.