Virgil R. Miller

Virgil Rasmuss Miller
Born(1900-11-11)November 11, 1900
San German, Puerto Rico
DiedAugust 5, 1968(1968-08-05) (aged 67)
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Place of burial
Allegiance United States
Service / branch United States Army
Years of service1920–1954
Rank Colonel
Commands442nd Regimental Combat Team
Battles / warsWorld War II
The Battle of Bruyeres
Rome-Amo
North Apennines
Po Valley Campaign
AwardsSilver 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.