William Edsel Miller was born January 13, 1922 in LaGrange County, Ind. in a farmhouse over the toll road. He married Ireta Jane Stevens, Daughter of Clayton and Cuba Stevens (Born October 30, 1925), on February 1, 1942. They were married by Rev. Weaver during the lunch hour on Sunday in LaGrange at the Reverend's home.
William served in the Army 22nd Regiment Division, 4th Infantry, from April 1944 to October 1945 during WWII. He fought at the break through at the Battle of the Bulge. He received a purple heart for a right leg wound inflicted at the Battle of Hürtgen Forest, Germany. This series of fierce battles fought between U.S. and German forces during World War II in the Hürtgen Forest, which became the longest battle on German ground during World War II, and the longest single battle the U.S. Army has ever fought. The battles took place from 19 September 1944 to 10 February 1945, over barely 50 sq mi (130 km2), east of the Belgian–German border.
They lived in Ontario, Ind., where he farmed and worked at the foundry in Sturgis, Mich. Bill and Ireta had six children: Billy Clayton, Connie Ireta, Janet Kay, Pamala Sue, Penny Joy and Cathy Lee.
They built a home at Cedar Lake in 1974. They loved to fish and grow a garden, big enough for children and neighbors. Bill retired from the foundry and developed emphysema from his job and years of smoking. They owned several apartments, two trailers, and their home in Ontario that they rented. Bill and Ireta developed properties.
Ireta cleaned houses during the years that the children were in school. She always loved to sew, teaching many 4-H girls and boys the basics. After Bill retired, she went to work in Shipsewana where she was a sewer at Master Craft, trailer company. They were members of the Brighton Chapel Brethern Church, later transferring it to the Pretty Prairie United Methodist church in Brighton, Ind.
William served in the Army 22nd Regiment Division, 4th Infantry, from April 1944 to October 1945 during WWII. He fought at the break through at the Battle of the Bulge. He received a purple heart for a right leg wound inflicted at the Battle of Hürtgen Forest, Germany. This series of fierce battles fought between U.S. and German forces during World War II in the Hürtgen Forest, which became the longest battle on German ground during World War II, and the longest single battle the U.S. Army has ever fought. The battles took place from 19 September 1944 to 10 February 1945, over barely 50 sq mi (130 km2), east of the Belgian–German border.
They lived in Ontario, Ind., where he farmed and worked at the foundry in Sturgis, Mich. Bill and Ireta had six children: Billy Clayton, Connie Ireta, Janet Kay, Pamala Sue, Penny Joy and Cathy Lee.
They built a home at Cedar Lake in 1974. They loved to fish and grow a garden, big enough for children and neighbors. Bill retired from the foundry and developed emphysema from his job and years of smoking. They owned several apartments, two trailers, and their home in Ontario that they rented. Bill and Ireta developed properties.
Ireta cleaned houses during the years that the children were in school. She always loved to sew, teaching many 4-H girls and boys the basics. After Bill retired, she went to work in Shipsewana where she was a sewer at Master Craft, trailer company. They were members of the Brighton Chapel Brethern Church, later transferring it to the Pretty Prairie United Methodist church in Brighton, Ind.
William Edsel Miller was born January 13, 1922 in LaGrange County, Ind. in a farmhouse over the toll road. He married Ireta Jane Stevens, Daughter of Clayton and Cuba Stevens (Born October 30, 1925), on February 1, 1942. They were married by Rev. Weaver during the lunch hour on Sunday in LaGrange at the Reverend's home.
William served in the Army 22nd Regiment Division, 4th Infantry, from April 1944 to October 1945 during WWII. He fought at the break through at the Battle of the Bulge. He received a purple heart for a right leg wound inflicted at the Battle of Hürtgen Forest, Germany. This series of fierce battles fought between U.S. and German forces during World War II in the Hürtgen Forest, which became the longest battle on German ground during World War II, and the longest single battle the U.S. Army has ever fought. The battles took place from 19 September 1944 to 10 February 1945, over barely 50 sq mi (130 km2), east of the Belgian–German border.
They lived in Ontario, Ind., where he farmed and worked at the foundry in Sturgis, Mich. Bill and Ireta had six children: Billy Clayton, Connie Ireta, Janet Kay, Pamala Sue, Penny Joy and Cathy Lee.
They built a home at Cedar Lake in 1974. They loved to fish and grow a garden, big enough for children and neighbors. Bill retired from the foundry and developed emphysema from his job and years of smoking. They owned several apartments, two trailers, and their home in Ontario that they rented. Bill and Ireta developed properties.
Ireta cleaned houses during the years that the children were in school. She always loved to sew, teaching many 4-H girls and boys the basics. After Bill retired, she went to work in Shipsewana where she was a sewer at Master Craft, trailer company. They were members of the Brighton Chapel Brethern Church, later transferring it to the Pretty Prairie United Methodist church in Brighton, Ind.
William served in the Army 22nd Regiment Division, 4th Infantry, from April 1944 to October 1945 during WWII. He fought at the break through at the Battle of the Bulge. He received a purple heart for a right leg wound inflicted at the Battle of Hürtgen Forest, Germany. This series of fierce battles fought between U.S. and German forces during World War II in the Hürtgen Forest, which became the longest battle on German ground during World War II, and the longest single battle the U.S. Army has ever fought. The battles took place from 19 September 1944 to 10 February 1945, over barely 50 sq mi (130 km2), east of the Belgian–German border.
They lived in Ontario, Ind., where he farmed and worked at the foundry in Sturgis, Mich. Bill and Ireta had six children: Billy Clayton, Connie Ireta, Janet Kay, Pamala Sue, Penny Joy and Cathy Lee.
They built a home at Cedar Lake in 1974. They loved to fish and grow a garden, big enough for children and neighbors. Bill retired from the foundry and developed emphysema from his job and years of smoking. They owned several apartments, two trailers, and their home in Ontario that they rented. Bill and Ireta developed properties.
Ireta cleaned houses during the years that the children were in school. She always loved to sew, teaching many 4-H girls and boys the basics. After Bill retired, she went to work in Shipsewana where she was a sewer at Master Craft, trailer company. They were members of the Brighton Chapel Brethern Church, later transferring it to the Pretty Prairie United Methodist church in Brighton, Ind.
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