Frederic H Miller

Military
media-28693.jpeg UPL 28693 Wing and Group Commanders meeting of the 2nd Bomb Division, 8th Air Force, England. 19 September 1944

Rear Left to Right : Col James H. Isbel - Col Albert J. Shower - Col. Luther J. Fairbanks - Col. Lawrence M. Thomas - Col. Ramsay D. Potts - Col. William W. Jones

Middle Left to Right : Col. Lorin L. Johnson - Col. Eugene H. Snavely - Col. Ezekiel W. Napier - Col. Frederic H. Miller - Col. Leland G. Fiegel - Col. Gerry L. Mason - Lt. Co.l Roy B. Cavines - Lt. Col. Everett W. Stewart - Lt. Col. Claiborne H. Kinnard

Seated Left to Right : Col. Jack W. Woo - Brig. Gen. Leon W. Johnson - Brig. Gen. Walter R. Peck - Maj. Gen. William E. Kepnel - Brig. Gen. Edward J. Timberlake - Brig. Gen. Jesse Auton - Col. Milton W Arnold.

Spacing, name spelling : Gen. Ramsay Potts - [email protected] - Kickapoo

Object Number - UPL 28693 - Wing and Group Commanders meeting of the 2nd Bomb Division, 8th Air Force, England. 19 September 1944 Rear Left to Right : Col James H....

Frederic Miller had graduated initially from the Air Corps Advanced Flying School at Randolph Field in October 1933. By November 1941 he was A-3 at the field and from January 1943 - January 1944 director of ground training for the AF Central Instructor School. He was then assigned to the 2nd Combat Bomb Wing as Division Air Inspector before becoming Commanding Officer of the 491st 26 June- 20 October 1944. After the war Colonel Miller held a number of staff jobs both at home and abroad retiring in 1966 with the rank of Major General.

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000

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