Lt. Colonel Daniel J. Miller (March 13, 1924 – September 1, 2006) was a United States Air Force officer who served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. He served as a navigator for bombers in World War II, and as a helicopter pilot assigned largely to rescue missions in Korea and Vietnam. In Korea he made a number of notable rescues and was awarded a Silver Star and a Cheney Award. In between wars he served as an instructor, frequently flying fighter planes. Personal life Daniel J. Miller was born in Stony Point, New York on March 13, 1924, to John J. and Kathryn Miller. He attended Stony Point High School where he lettered in two sports and graduated in 1942. He met his wife, Julia Veronica Miller (Brophy) in high school and they married when Miller returned from WWII. Julia was born on September 12, 1924, to Frank and Julia Brophy and was raised in Grassy Point, New York. They had six children, Dan, Michael, Kevin, Tim, Julie, and Mark. Miller died September 1, 2006, in Indialantic, Florida. World War II He enlisted in the Air Force in January 1943 during World War II. Before going abroad, he trained at the Pueblo Army Air Base, attending navigation school. Upon graduation, he was commissioned a second lieutenant. In November 1944, he was assigned to the 484th Bombardment Group engaged in Italy with the 15th Air Force. In WWII he occasionally served as a gunner but served primarily as a navigator on B-24 Liberators. While stationed in Italy he flew 25 missions over Germany and was awarded with the Distinguished Flying Cross. He served with the 484th until 1945 and he was promoted to 1st lieutenant at the end of the war. In WWII, he was also awarded with the Air Medal with three clusters and the European Theater Ribbon with four battle stars. Korean War After the war, he trained to become a pilot and in March 1947, he graduated in class 47-A at Williams Field in Chandler, Arizona, earning his pilot's wings. In October 1950, during the Korean War, he was sent to Korea with the 3rd Air Rescue Service. There, he piloted H-5 helicopters flying wounded from the front line and often flying pilots whose planes have crash-landed or been shot down behind enemy lines. On February 7, 1951, Miller and Lt. Earnest