(See also: Winthrop Playstead)
Source:
- American Legion Post 146, Winthrop, Mass.
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| William A. Miller (1889-1918) - U.S. Army, WWI - served
with the Winthrop Machine Co., re-designated the 101st Machine Gun Battalion
attached to the 26th Yankee Division. He was killed in action at Verdun, France, October 30, 1918 - twelve days
before the war ended. He was the last Winthrop serviceman killed in World War I
and is buried in the American Cemetery - Verdun, France The Playstead Field was
renamed in his honor. He lived on Pauline St. |
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Memorial location: Miller Field, 78 Cross St.
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| From Boston Globe (subscription required) |
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"...Private William A. Miller of the Machine Gun Company, 101st Regiment, was killed in action north of Verdun, Oct. 30 according to information received by his parents..." |
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"...Private Miller was born in Dorchester, April 1, 1889, son of the late Louis J. Miller and Elizabeth Miller. He came to Winthrop with his parents as a small boy and was educated in the public schools here..." |
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"...Private William A. Miller of the 101st Machne Gun Company and the last Winthrop solldier killed in the World War, was buried with military honors in St. Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury this afternoon..." |
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"...In the presence of the mother and brother of William Miller, a member of the 101st Machine Gun Company, Y-D, who was killed in action in the Argonne, Oct 30, 1918, the new athletic field at Ocean Spray, adjoining the Winthrop Golf Club, was dedicated this afternoon to the memory of the Winthrop hero who gave his life in the service of country..." |
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