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Sergeant Lester E. Miller enlisted in the Army on 8 December 1942. After attending Airborne School he was sent overseas. He served in Europe with "E" Company, 501st P.I.R. , 101st Airborne Division from 31 January 1944 to 12 June 1945 with the unit he made combat jumps into Normandy and Nijmegen. After returning stateside Sgt Miller was honorably discharged on 19 June 1945.
WWII - European Theater of Operations/Normandy Campaign (1944)
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June / 1944
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July / 1944
Description Normandy Campaign 6 June to 24 July 1944) Early on D-Day airborne troops landed in France to gain control of strategic areas. Aerial and naval bombardment followed. Then the invasion fleet, covered by an umbrella of aircraft, discharged Eisenhower’s assault forces. Soon the beachhead was secure, but its expansion was a slow and difficult process in the face of strong opposition. It was not until late in July that the Allies were able to break out of Normandy.