Union County

 
Lt. Clinton M. Miller

Washington (AP)—The War Department announced today the promotion of seven Iowa officers, appointment of two and orders directing one to active duty.

Three were promoted from captain to major:
Dudley C. Gillette, Sig. C., Cedar Rapids;
Fred W. Sims, AC, Ottumwa;
George Katres, Sig. C., Sioux City.

Promoted from lieutenant to captain:
Norman C. Warner, OD, Clinton;
Henry E. Franken, CH, Sioux Center;
Elmer L. Patterson, CH, Winterset.

Clinton M. Miller, AC, Lorimor, was promoted from second to first lieutenant.

Marjorie E. Miller, Des Moines, and Freyda M. Whiting, Lanesboro, were appointed second lieutenants in the army nurse corps.

Second Lt. Max Laverne Peters, AUS, Ottumwa, was ordered to active duty.

Source: Carroll Daily Times Herald, Thursday, March 30, 1944

Clinton Max “Max” Miller was born Apr. 7, 1915 to Clinton J. and Cora Busch Miller. He died May 21, 2009 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.

1st Lt. Miller served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com