Alton Glen Miller

1904 - 1944  (40 years)

• Name	Alton Glen Miller
  Birth	1 Mar 1904	Clarinda, Page, Iowa
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Known professionally as Glenn Miller.
  Military Service	1942	U.S. Army Air Service, WWI
  	He volunteered for service and was assigned ans an entertainer attached to the U.S. Army Air Force. He is considered to be the father of the modern military band.
  		Glenn Miller Glenn Miller U.S. Army Air Force
  		Glenn Miller Military Band. Glenn Miller Military Band.
  Occupation	Big band conductor, arranger, composer, trombone player, and recording artist.
  		Glenn Miller Performing Glenn Miller with jazz musicians Trummy Young and, Louis Armstrong.
  		1969 Album. While he was alive Glenn Miller and his orchestra released 266 singles. At least 37 albums and many other recordings have been released, most posthumously.
  Death	15 Dec 1944	At sea
  	He went missing in action (MIA) on December 15, 1944 while on a military flight over the English Channel. As is standard operating procedure for the US military, Miller was officially declared dead a year and a day after his flight went missing.
  Burial	Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, United States
  	This is a cenotaph as his body was never recovered.
  		Glenn Miller Cenotaph. Glenn Miller Cenotaph.
  Person ID	I66953	Nagel
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Lewis Elmer Miller,   b. 6 Jan 1867, Licking County, Ohio d. 2 Aug 1936, Pueblo County, Colorado (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mattie Lou Cavender,   b. 14 Sep 1872, Page County, Iowa d. 18 Jan 1963, Fort Morgan, Morgan, Colorado (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	4 May 1898	Clarinda, Page, Iowa
  Family ID	F21084	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1 Mar 1904 - Clarinda, Page, Iowa Death - 15 Dec 1944 - At sea Burial - - Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Glenn Miller. Glenn Miller.
  		Glenn Miller Band.