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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/Rhineland Campaign (1944-45)
From Month/Year
September / 1944
To Month/Year
March / 1945
Description (Rhineland Campaign 15 September 1944 to 21 March 1945) Attempting to outflank the Siegfried Line, the Allies tried an airborne attack on Holland on 17 September 1944. But the operation failed, and the enemy was able to strengthen his defensive line from Holland to Switzerland. Little progress was made on the ground, but the aerial attacks on strategic targets continued. Then, having regained the initiative after defeating a German offensive in the Ardennes in December 1944, the Allies drove through to the Rhine, establishing a bridgehead across the river at Remagen.
