Willard Miller

Infobox Military Person
name=Willard Dwight Miller
born= birth date|1877|6|5
died= death date and age|1959|2|19|1877|6|5
placeofbirth=Maitland, Nova Scotia, Canada
placeofdeath=
placeofburial= Arlington National Cemetery


caption=Willard D. Miller
nickname=
allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Navy
serviceyears=
rank= Seaman
commands=
unit=USS "Nashville" (PG-7)
battles=Spanish-American War *Battle of Cienfuegos
awards=Medal of Honor
laterwork=U.S. Lighthouse Service
relations=Harry H. Miller, brother - fellow Medal of Honor recipient

Willard Dwight Miller (5 June 1877 – 19 February 1959) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Spanish-American War.

Biography

Willard Miller was born in Maitland, Nova Scotia on 5 June 1877. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy from the state of Massachusetts and served during the Spanish-American War as a crew member of the gunboat USS "Nashville" (PG-7). On 11 May 1898 he took part in a small boat operation that cut the underwater telegraph cable off Cienfuegos, Cuba, and received the Medal of Honor for his conduct during the action (the Battle of Cienfuegos).

Miller's younger brother, Harry Herbert Miller, was also awarded the Medal of Honor for the same action, making the two men one of only eight pairs of brothers to be awarded the medal.

Miller left the Navy in 1906 and later served in the U.S. Lighthouse Service.

He died on 19 February 1959 at age 81 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia.findagrave|7866998 Retrieved on 2007-12-31] His grave can be found in Section 46, Lot 15.findagrave|7866998 Retrieved on 2007-12-31]

Medal of Honor citation

Seaman Miller's official Medal of Honor citation reads:

On board the U.S.S. "Nashville" during the operation of cutting the cable leading from Cienfuegos, Cuba, 11 May 1898. Facing the heavy fire of the enemy, Miller displayed extraordinary bravery and coolness throughout this action.

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
*List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Spanish-American War

Notes

References

:NHC
*cite web
publisher = Naval Historical Center
title = US People - Seaman Willard D. Miller, USN, (1877-1959)
work=Online Library of Selected Images
date = 2006-03-24
url = http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/pers-us/uspers-m/w-miller.htm
accessdate = 2006-11-21
*cite web|accessdate=2007-12-31
url=http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/wdmiller.htm
title=Willard D. Miller, Seaman, United States Navy
publisher=ArlingtonCemetery.net

*findagrave|7866998. Retrieved on 2007-12-31.