Virgil Rasmuss Miller | |
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Born | San German, Puerto Rico | November 11, 1900
Died | August 5, 1968 Ann Arbor, Michigan | (aged 67)
Place of burial | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1920–1954 |
Rank | Colonel |
Commands | 442nd Regimental Combat Team |
Battles / wars | World War II The Battle of Bruyeres Rome-Amo North Apennines Po Valley Campaign |
Awards | Silver Star Legion of Merit Bronze Star (2) Croix de Guerre (France) Croce al Merito di Guerra (Italy) |
Colonel Virgil Rasmuss Miller (November 11, 1900 – August 5, 1968) was a United States Army officer who served as Regimental Commander of the 442d Regimental Combat Team (RCT), a unit which was composed of "Nisei" (second generation Americans of Japanese descent), during World War II. He led the 442nd in its rescue of the Lost Texas Battalion of the 36th Infantry Division, in the forests of the Vosges Mountains in northeastern France.