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Carolyn
Paine
Miller
Civilian POW (RVN)

Carolyn, John and Luanne Miller were translators with Wycliffe Bible Translators and had lived in Southeast Asia since 1961 to study the Bru tribes people and translate the Bible into their language. The Miller family was captured on March 12, 1975 and held in captivity until October 30, 1975. The were released without the fifty-thousand word manuscript that represented their fourteen years of work.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Civilian

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (South Vietnam)

    Action Date:

    March 12, 1975 – October 30, 1975

    Carolyn Paine Miller, a United States Civilian, was held as a Prisoner of War in Southeast Asia from March 12, 1975 until her release on October 30, 1975.
    (NOTE: As a civilian she is NOT authorized the POW Medal, but is listed by the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office as a Vietnam War POW.)