Description

World War II German Nazi armband. The armband is black felt. It is 3 1/4" wide x 6 7/8" long. It has an embroidered patch of a red shield outlined in white. In the center is a black iron cross outlined in white. In the center of the iron cross is a black swastika in a white circle with two black border lines around the circle. Condition - The sides are faded by the creases.

William Miller served 20 years in the Army and 4 or 5 years in the Army Reserve. He served in World War II from June 1943 to April 1946 as a corporal in an anti-aircraft battery as an artillery observer. He was in France, Belgium, and Germany. After World War II, he joined the Army Reserve, which was activated in 1951 during the Korean War as part of the 426th Field Artillery Battalion. In 1952 (or 1951) he joined the regular Army. He was stationed in Schwaebisch-Hall, Germany for three years, where he was a first sergeant. In 1956, he was at Fort Benning, Georgia for four months as an operations sergeant. He was transferred to the University of Tennessee as an ROTC instructor, where he stayed until 1958. In later years he served 13 months in Korea as an Army intelligence officer, then was an intelligence instructor in Maryland (Baltimore and Frederick). He studied the Czech language for a year in Monterey, California and then was transfered to Ansbach, Germany, where he did intelligence work for three years. He was also stationed in Omaha, Nebraska at one time. In June 1967, he went to Vietnam, where he was stationed in Nha Trang. He served 13 months in Army intelligence. He was stationed at Fort Snelling when he returned from Vietnam. He retired on September 30, 1968 (or in October or November) with a rank of chief warrant officer in the miltiary intelligence corps. William Miller moved to Old Frontenac after his retirement from the military. He grew up outside of the county. (Information from his wife, his obituary, and a Republican Eagle newspaper article from April 1979 - with the donor form).

Geographic Notes

Germany