Lyle H. Miller
| Lyle Holcombe Miller | |
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BG Lyle H. Miller, USMC
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| Born |
March 10, 1889 Athens, Michigan |
| Died | March 11, 1973 (aged 84) Pinellas County, Florida |
| Buried | Burr Oak Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Marine Corps
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| Years of service | 1914-1945 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier General
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| Service number | 0-663 |
| Commands held | Chief of Staff, Samoa Defense Force |
| Battles/wars |
Veracruz Expedition World War I Yangtze Patrol World War II |
| Awards | Legion of Merit |
Lyle Holcombe Miller (March 10, 1889 - March 11, 1973) was an Officer of the United States Marine Corps, who reached the rank of Brigadier General. He is most noted for his service as Chief of Staff, Samoa Defense Force during World War II. He unfortunatelly disgraced his good service record by incident with Dai Li, Chiang Kai-shek's Military Intelligence Service Chief, in late 1944.
Lyle H. Miller was born on March 10, 1889 in Athens, Michigan. He attended the local high school and subsequently went to the Albion College, where he later graduated with Bachelor of Arts degree. Miller then worked as an Instructor at Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, Missouri, before was commissioned Second lieutenant in the Marine Corps in August 1914. He was subsequently ordered to the instruction for 17 months at the Marine Officers' School, Norfolk, Virginia and took part in the Veracruz Expedition aboard the battleship USS Illinois within the course.
Upon the graduation, he served with the Marine Barracks at Port Royal, South Carolina and later was attached to the Marine Detachment aboard the battleship USS Arizona. Miller, who was meanwhile promoted to the rank of First lieutenant in September 1916, sailed with Arizona to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for expeditionary duty. He received the promotion to the rank of Captain in October 1917 and was appointed Commanding officer of Headquarters Company within 13th Marine Regiment under Colonel Smedley Butler. His regiment sailed within 5th Marine Brigade under Brigadier general Eli K. Cole to France in September 1918 and Miller was appointed to the temporary rank of Major at the same time. But it was too late to see a combat and he spent next year of service in Brest until August 1919, when he was ordered back to the United States.
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