Miller, Larry Jennings

1938 - 1985  (46 years)

• Name	Miller, Larry Jennings
  Birth	15 Nov 1938	Gladwin, Gladwin County, Michigan   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MILL.L005
  Military Service	Viet Nam War, Specialist Fourth Class, United States Army  [1]
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  		United States Army
  		Specialist (abbreviated as SPC) (paygrade E-4), United States Army (1985-2019) Initially, Specialist 3rd Class (SP3) (E-3), United States Army, (Mar 1955 - Sep 1959) Later, Specialist 4th Class (SP4) (E-4), United States Army, (Sep 1958 - 1985) Can manage other enlisted Soldiers of lower rank. Has served a minimum of two years and attended a specific training class to earn this promotion. People…
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  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Vietnam War (1955-1975)
  Death	12 Apr 1985	Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Miller, Larry J.
  Person ID	I6033	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

  Father	MILLER, Earl   d. Bef 12 Apr 1985
  Mother	Land, R.
  Family ID	F3265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Grove, Brenda L.,   b. 28 Apr 1943, Richland County, Illinois d. 3 Jun 2006, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	11 Jun 1966	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : 27 years and 7 months - She : 23 years and 2 months.
  Children	1. Miller, L. II
  Family ID	F3263	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Notes

  He was a semi truck driver and a member of Richland Post #30 American Legion. Larry was a Specialist 4 in the U.S. Army serving in Vietnam.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2231] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Miller, Larry J., 46, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=53482701) (Reliability: 2). [S2232] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Miller, Larry J., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=53482701) (Reliability: 2). [S2229] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Wimberly, Brenda L., 63, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=62681382) (Reliability: 2).