American flag which was flown on the SS Webb Miller on D—Day, June 6, 1944. The SS Webb Miller served as a troop transport ship on D—Day and transported troops to Normandy.

H—60 W—60 inches

Webb Miller was born in 1891 in Sumnerville/Pokagon, graduated from Dowagiac High School around 1910, and went on to become a journalist in Chicago. He covered the Pancho Villa insurrection at the Mexican border in 1915 and landed a job at the United Press. He stayed with UP and covered World War I, Gandhi, Ethiopian War, Spanish Civil War, and came to head UP Europe. He died a mysterious death in 1940.
The collection came from the donor's niece, who received the collection from Webb Miller's daughter—in—law Helene MIller.

2007—0012.0223a

Flag

Miller, Webb

Webb MIller
Flag flown on SS Webb Miller

1943

1945