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USS MILLER (DD-535)

Tactical Voice Radio Call Sign (circa 1968) - RABBIT FOOT

CLASS - FLETCHER As Built.
Displacement 2924 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 376' 5"(oa) x 39' 7" x 13' 9" (Max)
Armament 5 x 5"/38AA, 4 x 1.1" AA, 4 x 20mm AA, 10 x 21" tt.(2x5).
Machinery, 60,000 SHP; General Electric Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 38 Knots, Range 6500 NM@ 15 Knots, Crew 273.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Steel, San Francisco. August 18 1942.
Launched March 7 1943 and commissioned August 31 1943.
Decommissioned December 19 1945, recommissioned May 19 1951.
Decommissioned June 30 1964.
Stricken December 1 1974.
Fate Sold July 31 1975 and broken up for scrap.

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Miller 76kJames Miller was born in Denmark in 1835 or 1836 (sources vary). He served in the Navy during the Civil War, accredited as a Massachusetts resident, and was a member of the crew of USS Marblehead (1862-1865) in 1863. He distinguished himself by continuing to take soundings while under fire during an engagement with Confederate artillery on the Stono River, South Carolina, on 25 December 1863. For his courageous conduct on this occasion, Quartermaster James Miller was awarded the Medal of Honor and promoted to Acting Master's Mate. Photo #: NH 79919. Quartermaster James Miller, USN, halftone image, copied from "Deeds of Valor", Volume II, page 50, published by the Perrien-Keydel Company, Detroit, 1907. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.Bill Gonyo
Miller 82kArtist's conception of the Miller as she appeared after original construction by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource.Navy Yard Associates
Miller 119kUndated, location unknown.Bill Gonyo
Miller 77kUSS Miller (DD-535) in San Francisco Bay, California, 21 September 1943. Photgraphed from an aircraft based at Alameda Naval Air Station, flying at an altitude of 400 feet (USN Photo No NH 98521).Robert Hurst
Miller 85kThe USS Miller (DD-535) upon completion from the builder on 24 September 1943 a few weeks after commissioning on 31 August 1943. NARA Photo 19-LCM-DD 535 file.Rick E. Davis
Miller 107kUSS Miller (DD-535) alongside USS Independence (CVL-22), while transferring mail, 11 October 1944. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.Fred Weiss
Miller 126kNavy Photo 6284-45, amidships looking aft plan view of USS Miller (DD 535) with USS Owen (DD 536) of the right at Mare Island on 29 Aug 1945. Miller was in overhaul at the yard from 9 July to 1 September 1945.Darryl Baker
Miller 122kNavy Photo 6286-45, amidships looking forward plan view of USS Miller (DD 535) with USS Owen (DD 536) of the left at Mare Island on 29 Aug 1945.Darryl Baker
Miller 110kUSS Miller (DD-535) underway soon after she was recommissioned, circa 1951. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.Fred Weiss
Miller 82kOff Songjin, Korea, circa January 1953.Wayne Schafer
Miller 117kUSS Miller (DD-535) returns to Newport, Rhode Island, from overseas duty, 1956. In the background are other Atlantic Fleet Destroyer Force ships moored to bouys in Narrangansett Bay. USS Dortch (DD-670) is in the left center, and USS Hickox (DD-673) is at right. The original print bears the stamped date 20 August 1956. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.Fred Weiss
Miller 58kSouth Boston Naval Annex, 1959© Richard Leonhardt
Miller 143kUSS Miller (DD-535) comes alongside USS Wasp (CVS-18) for a refueling demonstration during the carrier's family day cruise, 16 April 1959. Some of Wasp's crew members and their families are observing the evolution. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.Fred Weiss
Miller 110kLate 1950's recruiting poster., from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.Fred Weiss
Miller 156kUSS Miller (DD-535) underway astern while in a harbor, circa the early 1960s. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.Fred Weiss
Miller 158kUSS Miller (DD-535) underway at sea, circa the early 1960s. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.Fred Weiss
Miller 44kSouth Boston Naval Annex, September 1960© Richard Leonhardt
Miller 140kNew York Harbor, August 28 1961© Richard Leonhardt
Miller 100kSouth Boston Naval Annex, July 4 1962. Excellent photo of the forward section of the Fletcher, Note Hedgehog Launcher and detail of the forward 5" -38 gun mounts.© Richard Leonhardt
Miller 56kSouth Boston Naval Annex, July 4 1962© Richard Leonhardt
Miller 131kSouth Boston Naval Annex, July 4 1962. Excellent photo of the aft section of the Fletcher, Detailed view of the two aft 5" gun mounts and dual 40 MM AA guns atop the after deckhouse. © Richard Leonhardt
Miller 58kBoston, June 1963© Richard Leonhardt
Miller 45kBoston, June 1963© Richard Leonhardt
Miller 96kPhiladelphia Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility 30 July 1974, (L-R) USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692), USS Caperton (DD-650), Gatling (DD-671), USS Miller (DD-535), USS Hazelwood (DD-531) and USS Cassin Young (DD-793).
Miller 39kShips patch.Mike Smolinski

USS MILLER DD-535 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Contact Name: LeRoy Klock
Address: 842 Beach Street, Reading, PA 19605
Phone: (610)929-8343
E-mail: None


Note About Contacts.

The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.


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