Webb Miller

1975

.0129a: b/w glossy photograph of two rows of memorial plaques of war correspondents who died during combat since World War II. Webb Miler's name is shown at bottom of left—hand column
.0129b: Reproduction of an article in THE BULLETIN, Overseas Press Club of America, by Lawrence G. Blochman writing that a recent House Operations Committee voted to expedite the restoration of the memorial plaques dedicated to newsmen killed in combat since the beginning of World War II and then goes on to list them and who they had worked for. Ernest (Ernie) Pyle and Robert Capa are two more of the names.

2007—0012.0129a,b

Print, Photographic

Miller, Webb
Pyle, Ernie
Capa, Robert

P005523a,b

9.4 x 7.5"

Webb Miller
Fallen War Correspondents Memorial Plaques
Erine Pyle
Robert Capa

Webb Miller, born in 1891 in Sumnerville/Pokagon, graduate of Dowagiac High School around 1910. Miller went on to become a journalist in Chicago, covered the Pancho Villa insurrection at the Mexican border in 1915 and landed a job at United Press. Stayed with UP and covered World War I, Ghandi, Etheopian War, Spanish Civil War and came to head UP Europe. Died mysterious death in 1940. Collection from donor's niece, who received the collection from Webb Miller's daughter—in—law, Helene Miller.