This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Miller Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Hi.2ADI/2642 Message Board Post: TSGT John H. Miller of Lafayette, Indiana was killed May 11, 1942, while serving in the United States Army Air Corps in the South Pacific during World War II. He is buried at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines. Hello, I am a retired American veteran residing in the Philippines with my Filipino wife. A year ago we visited the memorial as visitors but came home with a mission in our hearts. As we gazed over the beautifully manicured acres and the 17,202 American graves, it was obvious only a few families had ever visited their graves. I stepped into the soft grass and focused my camera on one of the white crosses, a grave of an Ohio soldier. A strange calmness was in the air as I walked a few more steps and a cross of an Indiana soldier lay square in my path. The letters of the inscription on the marker was bolder than ever, here lay a soldier from my home state. At that moment a quiet brainstorm aroused my humble thoughts. I wondered if I could locate any of the families of these men. My stride became more defined and within a few moments I had located and photographed eight more graves. Since those gut-wrenching but touching moments we have energized our efforts in finding the families of these American men from Indiana. We have located well over 100 and have delivered the FREE photographs to them via email. Please visit our website and see the men we have honored and the families we have assisted in finding a more genuine closure of a horrible tragedy. http://fizkid.tripod.com/ Our success in finding the families was the result of journalists, amateur genealogists, historians, historical societies, librarians and lots of wonderful Hoosiers and those with Indiana ties across America. During our search we have also reached families from other states as well and have filled special requests for photos from the Manila American Cemetery. We presently have photographed only the graves of the Indiana soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen; however we have photographed all of the names that are engraved on the "Tablets of the Missing". We offer them free of charge to anyone who asks. We ask for your help in finding their families. We understand this is a genealogy board but we do not need immediate genealogy in that form, we need leads to find the families. Please become one of our special volunteers today and find the family of an Indiana serviceman from near your home. A list of the men from your Indiana county is available, free and all you must do is request it. John H. Miller TSGT United States Army Air Corps 34th Pursuit Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group Service Number R-856361 Lafayette – Tippecanoe County – Indiana DOD – May 11, 1942 Buried Manila American Cemetery – Philippines Plot D Row 5 Grave 258 Dave and Apple Dwiggins San Pablo City, Philippines

Excellent web site! ----- Original Message ----- From: <zenas5@yahoo.com> To: <INTIPPEC-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 10:56 PM Subject: [INTIPPEC] John H Miller of Lafayette Indiana killed World War II > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Miller > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Hi.2ADI/2642 > > Message Board Post: > > TSGT John H. Miller of Lafayette, Indiana was killed May 11, 1942, while > serving in the United States Army Air Corps in the South Pacific during > World War II. He is buried at the Manila American Cemetery in the > Philippines. > > Hello, I am a retired American veteran residing in the Philippines with my > Filipino wife. A year ago we visited the memorial as visitors but came > home with a mission in our hearts. As we gazed over the beautifully > manicured acres and the 17,202 American graves, it was obvious only a few > families had ever visited their graves. > > I stepped into the soft grass and focused my camera on one of the white > crosses, a grave of an Ohio soldier. A strange calmness was in the air as > I walked a few more steps and a cross of an Indiana soldier lay square in > my path. The letters of the inscription on the marker was bolder than > ever, here lay a soldier from my home state. > > At that moment a quiet brainstorm aroused my humble thoughts. I wondered > if I could locate any of the families of these men. My stride became more > defined and within a few moments I had located and photographed eight more > graves. > > Since those gut-wrenching but touching moments we have energized our > efforts in finding the families of these American men from Indiana. We > have located well over 100 and have delivered the FREE photographs to them > via email. > > Please visit our website and see the men we have honored and the families > we have assisted in finding a more genuine closure of a horrible tragedy. > > http://fizkid.tripod.com/ > > > Our success in finding the families was the result of journalists, amateur > genealogists, historians, historical societies, librarians and lots of > wonderful Hoosiers and those with Indiana ties across America. > > During our search we have also reached families from other states as well > and have filled special requests for photos from the Manila American > Cemetery. We presently have photographed only the graves of the Indiana > soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen; however we have photographed all of > the names that are engraved on the "Tablets of the Missing". We offer them > free of charge to anyone who asks. > > We ask for your help in finding their families. We understand this is a > genealogy board but we do not need immediate genealogy in that form, we > need leads to find the families. Please become one of our special > volunteers today and find the family of an Indiana serviceman from near > your home. A list of the men from your Indiana county is available, free > and all you must do is request it. > > John H. Miller > TSGT > United States Army Air Corps > 34th Pursuit Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group > Service Number R-856361 > Lafayette – Tippecanoe County – Indiana > DOD – May 11, 1942 > Buried Manila American Cemetery – Philippines > Plot D Row 5 Grave 258 > > > Dave and Apple Dwiggins > San Pablo City, Philippines > > > > > ==== INTIPPEC Mailing List ==== > Don't forget to use the SEARCH ENGINE on the > TIPPECANOE COUNTY INGENWEB site! It will make > finding your ancestor(s) much easier. >