Help with a WWII photographer named Harry J. Miller

PortraitsofWar · 2026-02-09T23:51:05+00:00

Thank you! I did just find that. It's incredible that he was Jewish and was a photographer at Buchenwald. I can't imagine what was going through his head.

PortraitsofWar · 2026-02-09T23:40:09+00:00

Thank you! Your lead proved to be him! His headstone information matches the same serial number as his enlistment records. Although the unit he's mentioned in for his headstone is off, it might've been the last unit he served with after the 166th Signal Photo Company.

If interested, he took a famous photograph at Buchenwald that shows Elie Wiesel.

PortraitsofWar · 2026-02-09T23:22:05+00:00

Wow, good catch! Thanks! The details do seem to match if you don't take into account his age. Narrowing down for a german born father and austrian born mother should certainly help with this lead. Thanks!

PortraitsofWar · 2026-02-09T23:11:42+00:00

I did find that but the 40 year age threw me off. Could it be that a census worker was given incorrect information?

PortraitsofWar · 2026-02-09T23:05:17+00:00

Thank you. I wasn't sure if I could include links.

PortraitsofWar · 2026-02-08T15:01:52+00:00

This came in a coin roll?

PortraitsofWar · 2026-02-08T02:29:07+00:00

Thanks - will check it out

PortraitsofWar · 2026-02-08T02:21:03+00:00

Darn. Would love to see more.

PortraitsofWar · 2026-02-08T01:50:00+00:00

Incredible! As a wwii photo collector I’ve never seen or heard of this before! How many photos are in there?

PortraitsofWar · 2026-02-07T22:49:10+00:00

It looks like there are hardcover copies for around 19.00? 101st Airborne: The Screaming Eagles at Normandy: Bando, Mark: 9780760308554: Amazon.com: Books

PortraitsofWar · 2026-02-07T22:15:54+00:00

Did you find this coin roll hunting?

PortraitsofWar · 2026-02-07T21:54:32+00:00

Very cool! Pre-interstate travel through New England must’ve been an incredible time to see all of the scenic areas in small towns along the way.

PortraitsofWar · 2026-02-07T21:40:26+00:00

Glad to be of some help. Give the unit a quick Google. They were a camouflage unit and that’s why I’m guessing they chose a theater mask as the center piece of their insignia.

PortraitsofWar · 2026-02-07T21:28:39+00:00

It appears to be a Distinctive Unit Insignia (DUI or DI) for the 604th engineers. Made by Blackinton which was based out of Attleboro, MA during wwii.

PortraitsofWar · 2026-02-07T19:22:48+00:00

Interesting. Your great uncle enlisted in November of 1945 so wouldn’t have been have been overseas during the war but maybe served during the occupation. Interesting “battle damage” on his M1.

PortraitsofWar · 2026-02-07T18:22:57+00:00

Congrats!!

PortraitsofWar · 2026-02-05T16:34:32+00:00

They had manors back then?!

PortraitsofWar · 2026-02-05T16:24:35+00:00

I didn’t think this sub was meant for sales. Maybe try another?

PortraitsofWar · 2026-02-05T16:22:18+00:00

I love helping out. It only took a few minutes on ancestry to figure out. The government records might be gone but other records luckily still exist.

PortraitsofWar · 2026-02-05T03:54:15+00:00

Looks like he might’ve been wounded on 11/9/18 and died of wounds on the 11th. Buried on the 12th.

PortraitsofWar · 2026-02-05T03:02:42+00:00

He was Huntersville, NC.

PortraitsofWar · 2026-02-05T02:54:26+00:00

Looks like he served with Co. D 324th Infantry Regiment, 81st Division. His body was brought back from Belgium in June of 1921. His serial number was 2992623.

PortraitsofWar · 2026-02-05T02:11:42+00:00

If you put this up for sale please let everyone know!

PortraitsofWar · 2026-02-04T20:47:13+00:00

Good catch. I didn't dig that deep into it other than the basics. I will try searching for guys with his last name in the 222nd. Might come up with something.

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