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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/Ardennes Alsace Campaign (1944-45)
From Month/Year
December / 1944
To Month/Year
February / 1945
Description (Ardennes Alsace Campaign 16 December 1944 to 25 January 1945) During their offensive in the Ardennes the Germans drove into Belgium and Luxembourg, creating a great bulge in the line. For some time the weather was bad, but when it cleared the Allies could send their planes to assist their ground forces by bombing and strafing the enemy’s columns, dropping paratroops and supplies, and interdicting the enemy’s lines of communications. By the end of January 1945 the lost ground had been regained and the Battle of the Bulge, the last great German offensive, was over.