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Miles, Milton Edward (Mary), VADM USN(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town Jerome, AZ
Date of Passing Mar 25, 1961
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
1942 Promoted to Commander and Captain
1942-1943 U.S. Naval Observer, ChungKing, China and Chief of OSS (Office of Strategic Services) for the Far East
1945 Appointed Rear Admiral, for temporary service
Other Comments:
Admiral Miles was the Commanding Officer of the Sino-American Cooperative Organization (SACO) and later Commander, U.S. Naval Group, China during WWII from 1942 to the end of hostilities in late 1945.
World War II/American Theater
From Month/Year
December / 1941
To Month/Year
September / 1945
Description The American Theater was a minor area of operations during World War II. This was mainly due to both North and South America's geographical separation from the central theaters of conflict in Europe and Asia. Thus, any threat by the Axis Powers to invade the mainland United States or other areas was considered negligible, allowing for American resources to be deployed in overseas theaters.
This article includes attacks on continental territory, extending 200 miles (320 km) into the ocean, which is today under the sovereignty of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and several other smaller states, but excludes military action involving the Danish territory of Greenland, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Aleutian Islands. The most well known battles in North America during World War II were the Attack on Pearl Harbor (the first attack on US soil since the Battle of Ambos Nogales), the Aleutian Islands Campaign, the Battle of the St. Lawrence, and the attacks on Newfoundland.
