On 3 December 1942, as commanding officer of a platoon during the Guadalcanal Campaign, he led a flank attack on a strong enemy combat patrol engaged by his battalion at the summit of the hill. Realizing the advance of his platoon was being held up by hostile machine gun fire, he led the assault on the Japanese gun position, receiving wounds from which he died the following day. He was buried beside the road on Guadalcanal. Miller was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.[1]
Historyedit
World War IIedit
After shakedown along the U.S. East Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico, Jack Miller sailed from Norfolk, Virginia, 13 June 1944, arriving Pearl Harbor 12 July via the Panama Canal Zone and San Diego, California. After more intensive training out of Pearl Harbor, she departed on 24 July screening a convoy to Eniwetok, where she arrived on 2 August. The remainder of the month was spent on patrol and convoy duty. Jack Miller sailed from Eniwetok on 2 September and, after escorting a convoy to Saipan, took up harbor patrol duty there. Antisubmarine patrols, convoy screening, and escort duty kept Jack Miller busy for the next nine months. During this period she sank five mines. In late 1944 Jack Miller came under the command of Lt. Commander Vermont C. Royster; who had been the White House correspondent of The Wall Street Journal before the war. After the war ended, he left the Navy and resumed his journalism career at the Wall Street Journal; he would eventually become the paper's editor-in-chief in 1958.
In June and July, Jack Miller screened fueling groups in support of the Okinawa operation. After the war, she operated out of Japan before returning to San Diego 5 November 1945.
Decommissioningedit
Jack Miller remained at San Diego until decommissioning there 1 June 1946, and joining the Stockton Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet. On 30 June 1968 she was struck from the Navy list, and, in July 1969, she was sold for scrapping.
Awardsedit
Jack Miller received two battle stars for World War II service.
Referencesedit
^"Valor awards for Jack Miller". valor.militarytimes.com. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
NavSource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive - USS Jack Miller (DE-410)
January 01, 1970
jack, miller, confused, with, miller, john, butler, class, destroyer, escort, acquired, navy, during, world, primary, purpose, destroyer, escort, escort, protect, ships, convoy, addition, other, tasks, assigned, such, patrol, radar, picket, post, returned, hom. Not to be confused with USS Miller USS Jack Miller DE 410 was a John C Butler class destroyer escort acquired by the U S Navy during World War II The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy in addition to other tasks as assigned such as patrol or radar picket Post war she returned home with two battle stars to her credit History United States NameJack Miller NamesakeJack Miller BuilderBrown Shipbuilding Houston Texas Laid down29 November 1943 Launched10 January 1944 Commissioned13 April 1944 Decommissioned1 June 1946 Stricken30 June 1968 FateSold for scrapping July 1969 General characteristics Class and typeJohn C Butler class destroyer escort Displacement1 350 long tons 1 372 t Length306 ft 93 m Beam36 ft 8 in 11 18 m Draft9 ft 5 in 2 87 m Propulsion2 boilers 2 geared turbine engines 12 000 shp 8 900 kW 2 propellers Speed24 knots 44 km h Range6 000 nautical miles 11 000 km at 12 knots 22 km h Complement14 officers 201 enlisted Armament2 single 5 in 127 mm guns 2 twin 40 mm 1 6 in AA guns 10 single 20 mm 0 79 in AA guns 1 triple 21 in 533 mm torpedo tubes 8 depth charge throwers 1 Hedgehog ASW mortar 2 depth charge racks The destroyer escort was named in honor of First lieutenant Jack Miller who was awarded the Navy Cross for his brave actions during the Guadalcanal campaign The ship was launched on 10 January 1944 by Brown Shipbuilding Co at their yard in Houston Texas sponsored by Mrs Henry S Miller mother of Lt Miller and commissioned on 13 April 1944 Contents 1 Namesake 2 History 2 1 World War II 2 2 Decommissioning 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksNamesake editJack Miller was born on 2 April 1920 in Dallas Texas He earned a Bachelor s degree in Commerce from Southern Methodist University SMU in 1941 Three weeks before graduation Miller signed up to join the United States Marine Corps and reported for duty three weeks after graduation Miller served in the Marine Corps Reserve as a Second lieutenant from 19 May to 31 October 1941 Commissioned First lieutenant USMC at Quantico Virginia 1 November 1941 he volunteered for Carlson s Raiders and went to the Pacific Theatre On 3 December 1942 as commanding officer of a platoon during the Guadalcanal Campaign he led a flank attack on a strong enemy combat patrol engaged by his battalion at the summit of the hill Realizing the advance of his platoon was being held up by hostile machine gun fire he led the assault on the Japanese gun position receiving wounds from which he died the following day He was buried beside the road on Guadalcanal Miller was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross 1 History editWorld War II edit After shakedown along the U S East Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico Jack Miller sailed from Norfolk Virginia 13 June 1944 arriving Pearl Harbor 12 July via the Panama Canal Zone and San Diego California After more intensive training out of Pearl Harbor she departed on 24 July screening a convoy to Eniwetok where she arrived on 2 August The remainder of the month was spent on patrol and convoy duty Jack Miller sailed from Eniwetok on 2 September and after escorting a convoy to Saipan took up harbor patrol duty there Antisubmarine patrols convoy screening and escort duty kept Jack Miller busy for the next nine months During this period she sank five mines In late 1944 Jack Miller came under the command of Lt Commander Vermont C Royster who had been the White House correspondent of The Wall Street Journal before the war After the war ended he left the Navy and resumed his journalism career at the Wall Street Journal he would eventually become the paper s editor in chief in 1958 In June and July Jack Miller screened fueling groups in support of the Okinawa operation After the war she operated out of Japan before returning to San Diego 5 November 1945 Decommissioning edit Jack Miller remained at San Diego until decommissioning there 1 June 1946 and joining the Stockton Group Pacific Reserve Fleet On 30 June 1968 she was struck from the Navy list and in July 1969 she was sold for scrapping Awards editJack Miller received two battle stars for World War II service References edit Valor awards for Jack Miller valor militarytimes com Retrieved 9 July 2017 nbsp This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links editDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships NavSource Online Destroyer Escort Photo Archive USS Jack Miller DE 410 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Jack Miller amp oldid 1225619917 Namesake, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
