Miller, Oscar Woodrow
Army Sergeant

Oscar Woodrow Miller, age 31, from Shasta County Redding, California .

Parents: Elizabeth Carrie Overman

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Thursday, August 10, 1950
Death details: On August 6, 1950, the U.S. Army’s 19th Infantry Regiment was ordered into action in the vicinity of Kung-ni, tasked with helping the 34th Infantry Regiment check enemy advances across the Naktong River. The next day, the 1st Battalion of the 19th Regiment succeeded in trapping 300 enemy soldiers in the small village of Chongdong-ni. The 2nd Battalion was ordered to Chongdong-ni to help clear out the village; however, rugged terrain and oncoming darkness slowed the 2nd Battalion’s movement, and they didn’t reach the village until August 8. By that time, the 1st Battalion had been heavily engaged for over twenty-four hours and had sustained numerous casualties. Sergeant First Class Oscar Woodrow Miller, who joined the U.S. Army from California, served with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on August 10, 1950, after his unit fought North Korean forces near Changnyong, South Korea. He was not seen to fall in battle and he was not reported to be a prisoner of war. Despite extensive searches conducted during and after the war, his remains were not recovered. Today, Sergeant First Class Miller is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. His name is also inscribed on the Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, DC, which was updated in 2022 to include the names of the fallen.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Sacramento Bee (1954)