Clarence C. Miller letters, 1919

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Creator:: Miller, Clarence C.
Abstract:: Served in 339th Infantry Regiment during the Polar Bear Expedition to North Russia. Photocopies of two letters published in a local newspaper.
Extent:: 1 page
Language:: English
Call Number:: 2019015 Aa 1
Authors:: Finding aid created by Olga Virakhovskaya, July 2019

Scope and Content:: Photocopies of transcirpts of two letters, one dated January 19, 1919, published in a local newspaper.
Biographical / Historical:: Nashville, MI native. Miller served as a Private, First Clas, in Company M, 339th Infantry Regiment. He was wounded and shell shocked on September 29, 1918 at Verst 458. Miller was awarded a Military Medal and Croix de Guerre. He died in Colorado in 1942 where he lived with his wife. He is buried in the Lenawee Hills Memorial Park in Adrian, Michigan.
Acquisition Information:: Donated by Janet King (donor no. 12068 ) in October 2018.
Accruals:: No further additions to the records are expected.
Rules or Conventions:: Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

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Subjects:: Polar Bear Expedition.
Soldiers -- American -- Russia (Federation)
World War, 1914-1918.
Names:: United States. Army. Infantry, 339th. Company M.
Miller, Clarence C.
Places:: Soviet Union -- History -- Allied Intervention, 1918-1920.

RESTRICTIONS:: This collection is open without restriction.
USE & PERMISSIONS:: Donor(s) have not transferred any applicable copyright to the Regents of the University of Michigan. Patrons are responsible for determining the appropriate use or reuse of materials.

PREFERRED CITATION:: [item], folder, Clarence C. Miller Letters, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan.