Miles Parker Green was born Feb. 13, 1922 to Miles P. and Madge Duesenburg Green. He died Sept. 2, 2005 and is buried in Lawn Hill Cemetery, Stanhope, IA.
Sgt. Green joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1938. He served aboard and was a survivor of the sinking of the USS Lexington in 1942. He volunteered and served with the P Company 4th Marine Raiders Regiment and was awarded three Purple Hearts.
His Obituary:
Miles Parker Green, 81, died Friday, September 2, 2005 from cancer at Hospice Kavanagh House in West Des Moines.
Miles was born in Shelby, NC and lived in the Valley Junction area since 1954. He was the owner of Iowa Floor Maintenance, Inc. After selling the business he went to work for State Auto Insurance as a building engineer until his retirement. He joined the US Marine Corps in 1938. He served aboard and was a survivor of the sinking of the USS Lexington in 1942. He volunteered and served with the P Company 4th Marine Raiders Regimen and was awarded 3 purple hearts. Miles was a member of the Beaverdale VFW. He enjoyed the outdoors and traveling with his wife buying and selling antiques.
Miles is survived by his wife, Myrtle (Hove) Green; four sons, Jerry (Kathy) Clark of Van Meter, Larry (Barb) Green of Stanhope, Gary Green of Galt and Fred Green of Des Moines; two brothers, Robert Green and Joe Green both of Oroville, CA; his eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Source: ancestry.com
