Robert A. Miller

Robert Miller, 90, of Dallas, Texas, previously from Biloxi, MS died December 22, 2014 in Dallas, Texas.
Major Miller was born in Burlington, Iowa on November 3, 1924.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Rolla Alexander Miller and Mary Wagner Miller; his wife, Audrey Jeanne Wilkes Miller; and daughter, Mary Logene Miller.
He is survived by his son, Robert Miller, Jr.; daughter in law, Linda Nicholson; daughter, Rochelle Malone; son in law, Major Mark Malone, USAF Retired; granddaughters, Veronica Marie Rodinis (Ryan) and Marchelle Arcucci-Dedina (Marcello); and great grandsons, Landon and Ronan Rodinis.
Upon graduating high school, Major Miller joined the US Army Air Corps, where he served as a B-17 pilot with the 835th Bomb Squadron, 486th Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force in World War II. After his plane caught fire during his 17th mission, Major Miller and his crew parachuted over Austria where he was captured and held as a POW during the last 6 months of the war. When the war ended he flew missions as part of the Berlin Airlift.
Later he served in the Korean War where he was part of the 34th Troop Carrier Group. After an eventful and distinguished military career Major Miller retired in 1965 in Biloxi, MS.
He loved collecting stamps, wood working, building and flying radio controlled model airplanes, traveling, and watching sports, especially the Chicago White Sox.
A memorial service will be held at Biloxi National Cemetery on Veterans Blvd. on Friday, May 22, 2015 at 10:00 AM.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in the name of Robert Miller, Sr. to CFV- Wreaths for B.N.C. % Riemann Family Funeral Home, P.O. Box 2188, Gulfport, MS 39505.
RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 274 Beauvoir Rd, Biloxi is in charge of arrangements.
RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11280 Three Rivers Rd., Gulfport is serving the family. An online guestbook may be signed and tributes may be offered to the family at www.riemannfamily.com.