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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Air Corps)

    Batallion:

    555th Bombardment Squadron

    Regiment:

    386th Bombardment Group (M)

    Division:

    9th Air Force

    Action Date:

    February 5, 1944

    Headquarters, 9th Air Force, General Orders No. 151 (August 4, 1945)

    (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 First Lieutenant (Air Corps) Charles Albert Miller (ASN: 0-671060), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving as Pilot of an A-26 Marauder Bomber of the 555th Bombardment Squadron, 386th Bombardment Group (Medium), NINTH Air Force, in aerial operations in the European Theater of Operations, on or about 5 February 1944. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by First Lieutenant Miller, 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 Air Forces.