Description:
Letter to Mrs. Webb Miller from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense fowarding a flag they were unable to use in Webb Miller's memorial case in the Pentagon's Correspondents Corridor.
Dimensions:
H—10.5 W—0.85 inches
Date:
1975
Notes:
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.
The collection came from the donor's niece, who received the collection from Webb Miller's daughter—in—law Helene MIller.
Object ID:
2007—0012.0206
Object Name:
Letter
People:
Miller, Webb
Search Terms:
Webb MIller