Lloyd Miller in Pilsen 1945

Hello - I am working on a book about my mother and her family during WWII. She and her family survived two concentration camps. She was liberated from Theresienstadt/Terezin in May 1945. In June 1945 she was at an airfield outside of Pilsen trying to get to Amsterdam and a GI by the name of Lloyd Miller was very helpful to the family. I have been looking for him/his family. If anyone can help, please let me know. I have his picture here. I believe he was a sergeant.

 

I'm writing a book about my family's holocaust survival. In June of 1945, after liberation of Theresienstadt/Terezin, my mother and her family were at an airfield out side of Pilsen. Lloyd Miller (SGT) was very helpful to the family. I am trying to locate him or his family. All I know are his name and location and I have 2 pictures of him.

I believe the 8th Armored Division was in that location.

I was wondering if anyone can help me narrow down my search further. What units within the division were there? Is there any other way to identify this man?
Thank you,

 

Welcome to the forum, heidifishman. If you could post larger versions of the photos, that would help. There may be a patch on his left shoulder in the photo with the plane.

In the meantime, you could start searching this site: http://www.8th-armored.org/index.htm

It has rosters but they indicate they're not complete. It will be a slow process as they are posted by unit. Doing a quick review of the site, I don't see much about activities in June, 45. A check of WWII enlistment records on Ancestry shows 143 with the name Lloyd Miller!

Steve

 

I think she already knows that one:
http://www.8th-armored.org/books/other-tales.htm

There are several Lloyd Millers from the O-States
http://aad.archives.gov/aad/display-partial-records.jsp?dt=893&mtch=158&q=lloyd+miller&cat=WR26&tf=F&bc=,sl,sd&rpp=50&sort=24996%20desc&pg=2&rpp=50
http://aad.archives.gov/aad/display-partial-records.jsp?dt=893&mtch=158&q=lloyd+miller&cat=WR26&tf=F&bc=,sl,sd&rpp=50&sort=24996%20desc&pg=3

 

How did you know he's from an O-state?

 

From her webpage: http://www.8th-armored.org/books/other-tales.htm

...Unless that bit is fiction.

 

I had no clue she had anything to do with that site.

I need to go get some new glasses!!

 

Thanks Everyone:

Let me explain more. I have already been searching A LOT. I have looked through the 8th Armored web site and been in touch with their historian. I have checked all their rosters - found nothing. I have searched the enlistment records an have been cross checking the 149 Lloyd Miller enlistments with obituaries and "Find a Grave" and have eliminated many. I still have about 50 men left as possibilities.

The "comes from somewhere with an 'O'" is what my mother remembers. She isn't even sure if it started with O as in Ohio, or had a prominant O as in Iowa, or ended with O as in Colorado. She was 10 and didn't speak English. The story I posted on 8th Armored is "my version" of what happened. It is based on my mother's memories and I have added conversation to make it more readible for a middle school book - creative non-fiction.

The pictures aren't great - I'll try to scan them better. But the should patch is NOT visible. All that can be seen is the edge of the sergeant stripes.

 

Close up of Lloyd Miller shoulder View attachment 22575

 

That photo of the sergeant with the airplane makes me suspect he is posing with a German model.

 

Yes, it is a late model Bf-109, might be a G or a K, with the propeller hub removed.