The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-19
WON D. S. C. FOR
ACT OF BRAVERY
Large Crowd Of Mourners
Turned Out to Pay
Respects

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cross, courageous unto death--every
inch of him a soldier. Yesterday after
noon comrades, friends and relatives.
laid away the body of the intrepid
young fellow, and there was real
mourning in the little Baptist church
a. Webstervlle, for Private Miller had
died as he had lived, thoroughly de-
voted to duty.
The deed which won him the hero's
honor and marked distinction in the
military annals of his country was a
volunteer service TO deliver very i'm
portant message to the most advanced
American line through the falling
shells and pelting rain of machine gun
bullets. When the call came for vol
unteer Private Miller was there at sa
lutte, and he went forth into danger
with the stout heart of soldier, cour
ageously making his way through the
hell of German hate, dashing from
point TO point but ever moving for
ward, until at last he reached the desti- |
nation fixed, at the very foremost line. |
Then receiving the answer, he began |
the equally perilous journey back and |
had almost reached the starting point |
when he was overtaken by deaths mes |
senger and fell a martyr to his country /
They found his body and they laid |
1t TO rest temporarily in the cemetery |
at the French village of Nesles, where |
il remained until the parents claimed |
the remains of their loved one and il
was brought back to the land from
which he had embarked three wears
ago. That in brief is the mere outline
of the deed which makes Private Miller
a hero and for which he won the fol
lowing recognition from General Perish
ing:
He brsvely laid own his life for
the cause OF his country. His name will
ever remain fresh in the hearts of his
friends and comrades. The record of his
honorable service will be preserved in
the archives of the American expedi-
tionary forces"
And the following in connection with
the distinguished service cross:
For extraordinary heroism in action
near Sergy, France, Aug /, Private
Miller was killed while returning with
an answer to a very important mes
sage, which he had voluntarily deliv-
cred al very critical stage of the at
tack. His mission was one of extreme
danger, taking him to the most ad-
ranced position through a sweeping fire ,
of artillery and machine guns"
The parents and the brothers and sis !
ters treasure those words in memory ,
'f the young soldier, just as they will |
treasure the memory OF his deeds in /
he home circle. They recall how the
young mamie was 2l years of age
when he heard the call to the coors-
vas eager TO enlist, how he chsfed at
us initial failure 10 get in because of
lis extremely light weight--he weighed
ess than 100 pounds at that time
now pleased he was when accepted and
low bravely he went of to the war. Y
Boy Won Honor in High School. S
Others recall the young soldier as a n
most resolute boy. one who. after tax a
ng his preliminary schooling in Weh L
terville, chose 10 attend Spaulding b
iigh school in Barre and who walked h
iack and forth daily-three miles each r,
yay-snd rarely missed a day in all the b
i've years he spent in the city schools il
hey recall also how under great diff u
ulties he won the Mathewson prize d
or progress in Spaulding high school ~
or improvement in scholarship and n,
otable growth in msnliuess" Young a,
liller was graduated in 1914. the year r,
he World war broke out, and il was II
ot long before his eagerness for serv
,e took him 70 Springfield. Mass,
here he was AZ the time the United
tatss entered the war.
At Springfield the young man tried .
D enlist but failed. lie was too light d
luch disappointed but not daunted, he
aturned home and was working a.
mekeeper in the Canton quarry Of !,
L. Smith q Co when he made an
her try with the Vermont National
uard which was being recruited 10 -
ar strength. This time the boy was =, =,
although still q mere strip ~
nc in sire His ioy when he was en-.
bled TO don the khaki was unbounded h'
2 signed up on Feb. o lnls. and when - 80
le Vermont regiment was split up ~
rivate Miller soon found himself with tN
D. B. 47th infantry, 4th division, and 20
ith that outfit he was serving when
,e end came. Aug. !. 1918.
The young soldier went across in
av and was soon on the front lines
rivste Miller wrote home several Jet W
re TO his parents and brothers Snd
sters. his letters breathing high pur
,se and a desire 20 "do my best" In
$ last letter 10 his mother Be wrote 10
at "they were going into the big ~
TIT in the morning" and he said that el'
hen they had the Germans licked be De
,uld Be- home - enjoy his mothers chi
oking and preserves. ws
But fate decreed otherwise Private vi
ret class private now Miller was 70
me home a. one ~ the nations hon IN
ID dead and not a romping JOYOUS IN
rmber II the returning A p. 2 And cd
three wears falmostl since he fell vi
the performance of = soldiers high.
duty his body vas brought back. sei
aching Hohokeu. y . last wcrk ard al
ing shipped a Barre last SATURDAY. lat
Ter whirh % uas taken % his fathers
ne IN Wsbsfervilie
Service Msr az Escort 81 Bsdy.
The essket. wrapped ~ the American
rsnd est1rted hv ser,ics msaof Barre.
rrr Toun. Webstsrsiile East Barre A.
z tsranifFviIles~ Was tsn6Frly hnrne ne
~ 80 Miller hous n ths Baptist Jo'
rrrh ln Wshsfsrriils Yesterday aft Na
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