Sherman Miles | |
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| Born | December 5, 1882 Washington, D.C., United States[1] |
| Died | October 7, 1966 (aged 83) Beverly, Massachusetts, United States |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, United States |
| Service/ | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1905–1946 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Service number | 0-2074 |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal |
| Relations | Nelson A. Miles (father) |
| Other work | Member of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts, 1947–1952 |
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Major General Sherman Miles (December 5, 1882[2] – October 7, 1966[1]) was an officer of the United States Army, who was Chief of the Military Intelligence Division in 1941, when the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor happened, bringing the United States into World War II.
- ^ a b The Washington Post, obituary of Sherman Miles, October 11, 1966.
- ^ Beer, Siegfried: "Sherman Miles – vor und nach Kärnten 1919. Anmerkungen zu einer hauptsächlich nachrichtendienstlichen Karriere in der US-Armee", pp. 309–317 in Valentin, H.; Haiden, S.; Maier, B. (eds.): Die Kärntner Volksabstimmung 1920 und die Geschichtsforschung, Verlag Johannes Heyn, Klagenfurt 2002. ISBN 3-85366-983-2.