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FRANCIS
MILLER
The early morning sound of
destruction was the beginning of the end for a particular cadet from the United
States Merchant Marine Academy named Francis Miller. As a member of the crew
aboard the SS Harry Luckenbach, Francis Miller was one of the 142 brave
Midshipmen from the prestigious military academy, on the Long Island Sound, who
sacrificed his life for the better of a nation. 0037 and the bombardment of two
German torpedoes demolishes the starboard side of the ship and in a brief four
minutes the ship is sunk. It was said that four life-boats made if off the ship.
Searches were put out to find the survivors, but the crew of the SS Harry
Luckenback was never to be heard from again.
Francis Miller and the rest of the crew were pronounced dead on March 17,
1943.
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