His only thought was on keeping warm, he said. With only the three refurbished tanks, Miller and the 740th was asked to stop the 1st SS Panzer Division, the German spearhead in the Battle of the Bulge.Įven before the Germans launched their surprise Ardennes offensive that December, Miller was not thinking about Christmas. He and his fellow Soldiers from the 740th Tank Battalion had toiled around the clock to piece together three American tanks from an ordnance depot in Belgium. His hands were numb from the cold and he was bone tired after working all night. Harry Miller was cold, exhausted and covered with grease. Bradley and Miller served in the same unit for the Army at the Battle of the Bulge. Harry Miller (right) and Harold Bradley, both World War II veterans, reminisce at the National World War II Memorial in Washington D.C., April 30, 2016. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 3 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – As a crewman in a Sherman Tank, Miller soon found himself immersed in the Battle of the Bulge. He arrived in Europe in the fall of 1944, assigned to the 740th Tank Battalion. Harry Miller dropped out of high school to enlist in the Army. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 1 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S.
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