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Richard
Cutler
Miles
POW (WWII)

Born:

, 

New Jersey

Richard Miles graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1942. He retired as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Division:

    Safeguard Systems Command Office

    Action Date:

    1968 – 1972
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Richard Cutler Miles (ASN: 0-24939), United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States in the Safeguard Systems Command Office from 1968 to 1972.

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Infantry)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Germany)

    Action Date:

    June 1944 – May 1945

    First Lieutenant (Infantry) Richard Cutler Miles (ASN: 0-24939), United States Army, was captured by German forces during fighting in Italy, on or about 12 June 1944, and was held as a Prisoner of War until the end of hostilities in May 1945.