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Daniel
Webster
Miller
Born in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Walter Leroy Miller
and Iva (Barker) Miller
Brother of
Wauneta Fawn (Miller) Roberts, Geneva Harriet (Miller) Gillette, Walter Miller Jr., [private brother (1930s - unknown)], David Miller and Joseph Miller
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 18
in Manila, Philippines
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Biography
Daniel served as a Seaman First Class, U.S.S. LST-577, U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Dayton, Ohio prior to the war. He enlisted in the Navy on March 14, 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio.
LST-577 was hit by a torpedo fired from Japanese submarine RO-50 off the eastern coast of Mindanao causing the ship to brake into two sections.
The aft section sank immediately. 166 were lost including 100 U.S. Army passengers and 66 of the ships crew. The ship's commander, Lt. Carl H. Stahl, was one of those lost.
Daniel was declared "Missing In Action" in this sinking during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 2801057
Son of Mr. & Mrs. Walter Leroy Miller who resided in Dayton, Ohio.
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U.S.S. LST-577 received two Battle Stars for her World War Two service.
Bio by: Russ Pickett
Sources
Brumbaugh Family Tree (1982)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Daniel by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Daniel:
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