Noel Miller, World War II Soldier from Sherwood

This photo was submitted to the society by Deb Perry, with names provided by Noel Miller, son of Roy and Martha (Noll) Miller.  Many of the soldiers pictured were from the Defiance, Paulding and Williams County areas.
The photo was taken on May 2, 1942 at Indian Town Gap, Pennsylvania.

Row 1, Left to Right:
George Middleton, Montpelier, OH; Roger Gunter, Bentleyville, OH; Marshall Fields, Antwerp, OH; Doyle Deewester, Payne, OH; James Jordan, Antwerp, OH; 1st Lt. Patterson, Amerilla, TX; Ronald Savage, Hicksville, OH; Bob Greek, Bryan, OH; Lester Meek, Montpelier, OH; Andy Farrar, MacDonald, PA; "Sarg" Robert Norling, Broughton, OH, killed in Burma.

Middle Row, Left to Right:
Joe Piffer, Oakwood, OH; Lyle Smith, Hicksville, OH; Noel Miller, Sherwood, OH; Elmer Bancom, Fayetteville, AR; Charley Keeler, Paulding, OH; John Baner, Cicero, IL; Bob Winkler, Defiance, OH; Carl Fiig, Edgerton, OH

Back Row, Left to Right:
Wayne Johnson, Oakwood, OH; Harry Carr, Montpelier, OH; Gerald Carinder, Haviland, OH; Ivan Rash, Fort Wayne, IN; Bob Rash, Fort Wayne, IN; Wray Amon, Washington, PA; Luther Baker, Hazard, KY, 16 years old; Joe Shaeffer, Defiance, OH; Ray Barton, Toledo, OH; Johnny Allen, Findlay, OH

Noel Miller died at Camp Maxie, Texas, while in a training exercise in April 1945.  He was demonstrating how to toss a grenade when he either stood up too soon, or did not assume the prone position quickly enough.  The shrapnel from the grenade cut his throat and he was killed.  His funeral was at his parents' home on Route 18, just northeast of Sherwood.  He is buried in Sherwood cemetery, next to his parents.