| Abstract |
In his initial interview Miller describes his background in Pennsylvania, his education and employment prior to entering the Naval Academy, his experiences at the Academy, and his service during World War II. Included in the wartime duty was service in the USS WASHINGTON operating in the Atlantic, assignment to the DD GHERARDI and its involvement in the Normandy Invasion. In interview #2, Captain Miller discusses the invasion of Southern France, duty in the Pacific at Ulithi and Okanawa, and the commissioning of the USS MEREDITH. Post war commentary concerns service at the U.S. Naval Academy, assignments in the USS WILLIAM T. POWELL and the USS GREENWOOD and duty in the Mediterranean with the U.S. 6th Fleet. |
| General note | Interviewer: Donald R. Lennon. Interview dates: November 20, 1987 and May 11, 1988. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Edward G. Miller Oral History Interview, Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Repository does not own copyright to the oral history collection. Permission to cite, reproduce, or broadcast must be obtained from both the repository and the participants in the oral history, or their heirs. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Edward G. Miller. |
| Biographical note | Captain Edward G. Miller, a member of the U.S. Naval Class of 1941, served on battleships and destroyers during World War II. Included in his wartime duty was service in the USS WASHINGTON operating in the Atlantic and then reassignment to the USS GHERARDI during the Normandy invasion. |
