Andrew Miller ( Medal of Honor , 1944 ) Andrew Miller ( August 11 , 1916 – November 29 , 1944 ) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military ' s highest decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions in World War II . Biography . Miller was inducted into the Army in June 1942 from Two Rivers , Wisconsin , and by November 16 , 1944 was serving as a Staff Sergeant in Company G , 377th Infantry Regiment , 95th Infantry Division . On that day , at Woippy , France , he single - handedly captured two German machine gun positions . The next day , outside of Metz , he stayed behind while his platoon withdrew and then destroyed another enemy machine gun nest . He again distinguished himself in Metz from November 19 to November 21 , when he led his men in the capture of dozens of Germans and disabled two more enemy machine guns . He was killed eight days later , on November 29 , while leading his squad in a fight with German forces outside of Kerprich Hemmersdorf , Germany . For this series of actions , he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on September 1 , 1945 . Miller was buried at the Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial in Saint - Avold , France . Medal of Honor citation . Staff Sergeant Miller ' s official Medal of Honor citation reads : For performing a series of heroic deeds from 16 to 29 November 1944 , during his company ' s relentless drive from Woippy , France , through Metz to Kerprich Hemmersdorf , Germany . As he led a rifle squad on 16 November at Woippy , a crossfire from enemy machineguns pinned down his unit . Ordering his men to remain under cover , he went forward alone , entered a building housing 1 of the guns and forced 5 Germans to surrender at bayonet point . He then took the second gun single - handedly by hurling grenades into the enemy position , killing 2 , wounding 3 more , and taking 2 additional prisoners . At the outskirts of Metz the next day , when his platoon , confused by heavy explosions and the withdrawal of friendly tanks , retired , he fearlessly remained behind armed with an automatic rifle and exchanged bursts with a German machinegun until he silenced the enemy weapon . His quick action in covering his comrades gave the platoon time to regroup and carry on the fight . On 19 November S / Sgt . Miller led an attack on large enemy barracks . Covered by his squad , he crawled to a barracks window , climbed in and captured 6 riflemen occupying the room . His men , and then the entire company , followed through the window , scoured the building , and took 75 prisoners . S / Sgt . Miller volunteered , with 3 comrades , to capture Gestapo officers who were preventing the surrender of German troops in another building . He ran a gauntlet of machinegun fire and was lifted through a window . Inside , he found himself covered by a machine pistol , but he persuaded the 4 Gestapo agents confronting him to surrender . Early the next morning , when strong hostile forces punished his company with heavy fire , S / Sgt . Miller assumed the task of destroying a well - placed machinegun . He was knocked down by a rifle grenade as he climbed an open stairway in a house , but pressed on with a bazooka to find an advantageous spot from which to launch his rocket . He discovered that he could fire only from the roof , a position where he would draw tremendous enemy fire . Facing the risk , he moved into the open , coolly took aim and scored a direct hit on the hostile emplacement , wreaking such havoc that the enemy troops became completely demoralized and began surrendering by the score . The following day , in Metz , he captured 12 more prisoners and silenced an enemy machinegun after volunteering for a hazardous mission in advance of his company ' s position . On 29 November , as Company G climbed a hill overlooking Kerprich Hemmersdorf , enemy fire pinned the unit to the ground . S / Sgt . Miller , on his own initiative , pressed ahead with his squad past the company ' s leading element to meet the surprise resistance . His men stood up and advanced deliberately , firing as they went . Inspired by S / Sgt . Miller ' s leadership , the platoon followed , and then another platoon arose and grimly closed with the Germans . The enemy action was smothered , but at the cost of S / Sgt . Miller ' s life . His tenacious devotion to the attack , his gallant choice to expose himself to enemy action rather than endanger his men , his limitless bravery , assured the success of Company G . Other honors . The USAT " Sgt . Andrew Miller " , a United States Army cargo ship , was named in his honor on October 31 , 1947 . Miller Barracks , a U . S . military facility in Germany , was also named in his honor . In his home of Manitowoc County , Wisconsin , the Andrew Miller U . S . Army Reserve Center is named for him , and the local chapter of the Disabled American Veterans organization is named Andrew Miller Chapter 24 . In 2003 , the 95th Division formed " The Sergeant Andrew Miller Club " in memory of Miller ' s actions .