Captain William Edward Miller attended the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD graduating in 1919 with the class of 1920.
He served aboard a number of vessels of the US Fleet, including the USS Grafwaldress, the USS Frederick, The USS South Dakota, the USS Texas and and the USS New York, operating in home waters and on the European and Asiatic stations. In addition he served as First Lietenant on the USS Detroit, navigator on the USS Nashville and skipper of the USS Montgomery. Over the years Captain Miller held many posts ashore including as instructor in naviation at the US Naval Academy, Commanding Officer of the Navy Science School planning section at the Navy Yard in Philadelpia and the Southeastern Recruiting District in Alabama.
In January 1941 he took command of the Naval Training School in Dearborn, Michigan that Henry Ford offered to the military to house and instruct military personnel in technical training. In December 1941 he was ordered to Newport, RI following Pearl Harbor.
Captain Miller was the first commander of the transport ship, the USS General A.E. Anderson.
He commanded the USS Little Rock from June 14, 1945 to July 7, 1946.
He served aboard a number of vessels of the US Fleet, including the USS Grafwaldress, the USS Frederick, The USS South Dakota, the USS Texas and and the USS New York, operating in home waters and on the European and Asiatic stations. In addition he served as First Lietenant on the USS Detroit, navigator on the USS Nashville and skipper of the USS Montgomery. Over the years Captain Miller held many posts ashore including as instructor in naviation at the US Naval Academy, Commanding Officer of the Navy Science School planning section at the Navy Yard in Philadelpia and the Southeastern Recruiting District in Alabama.
In January 1941 he took command of the Naval Training School in Dearborn, Michigan that Henry Ford offered to the military to house and instruct military personnel in technical training. In December 1941 he was ordered to Newport, RI following Pearl Harbor.
Captain Miller was the first commander of the transport ship, the USS General A.E. Anderson.
He commanded the USS Little Rock from June 14, 1945 to July 7, 1946.
Captain William Edward Miller attended the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD graduating in 1919 with the class of 1920.
He served aboard a number of vessels of the US Fleet, including the USS Grafwaldress, the USS Frederick, The USS South Dakota, the USS Texas and and the USS New York, operating in home waters and on the European and Asiatic stations. In addition he served as First Lietenant on the USS Detroit, navigator on the USS Nashville and skipper of the USS Montgomery. Over the years Captain Miller held many posts ashore including as instructor in naviation at the US Naval Academy, Commanding Officer of the Navy Science School planning section at the Navy Yard in Philadelpia and the Southeastern Recruiting District in Alabama.
In January 1941 he took command of the Naval Training School in Dearborn, Michigan that Henry Ford offered to the military to house and instruct military personnel in technical training. In December 1941 he was ordered to Newport, RI following Pearl Harbor.
Captain Miller was the first commander of the transport ship, the USS General A.E. Anderson.
He commanded the USS Little Rock from June 14, 1945 to July 7, 1946.
He served aboard a number of vessels of the US Fleet, including the USS Grafwaldress, the USS Frederick, The USS South Dakota, the USS Texas and and the USS New York, operating in home waters and on the European and Asiatic stations. In addition he served as First Lietenant on the USS Detroit, navigator on the USS Nashville and skipper of the USS Montgomery. Over the years Captain Miller held many posts ashore including as instructor in naviation at the US Naval Academy, Commanding Officer of the Navy Science School planning section at the Navy Yard in Philadelpia and the Southeastern Recruiting District in Alabama.
In January 1941 he took command of the Naval Training School in Dearborn, Michigan that Henry Ford offered to the military to house and instruct military personnel in technical training. In December 1941 he was ordered to Newport, RI following Pearl Harbor.
Captain Miller was the first commander of the transport ship, the USS General A.E. Anderson.
He commanded the USS Little Rock from June 14, 1945 to July 7, 1946.
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