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We honor PFC Charles R Milliron (1920 – June 6,1944) – Died on the Beaches of Normandy on D-Day

Death:Jun. 6, 1944 Charles Milliron was from Salem, Virginia, in Ronoake County. Charles worked at a Civilian Conservation Corps camp before the war and served in the Army. He was killed in the D-Day invasion of Normandy.Survived by his parents, George and Nettie May Milliron; sisters, Dorothy Milliron Snyder, Pearl Flora Milliron Huff, Frances Lucille Milliron Bloomer; brothers Alfred and Roy. Buried at the Omaha Beach American Cemetery in Normandy. Charles Milliron had been reported missing in action June 6; the next day, a soldier who was crossing the beach was forced by artillery fire into a foxhole. He noticed a dog tag in the hole and put it in his kit. Five years after the war, the man went through his belongings and found the dog tag; it belonged to Milliron and bore his [...]