Timeline
Birth- Mar 1, 1904
Clarinda, IA
Marriage- Jan 1, 1928-Age: 24 years
Helen Burger
1939 - 1945World War II
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Army Air Forces
Rank
Major
Served For
United States of America
Gender
Male
Education: Institution
University of Colorado
Education: Place
Boulder CO
Education: From
Jan 1, 1923
Education: To
Jan 1, 1926
Occupation
Bandleader, Musician, Arranger, Composer
Race or Ethnicity
White
Army Air Force: Start
Jan 1, 1942
Army Air Force: End
Dec 15, 1944
Army Air Force: Position
Band leader
Army Air Force: Rank
Captain; Major
Receives gold record for "Chattanooga Choo Choo"
Feb 10, 1942
Records "In the Mood"
Jan 1, 1939
Records "Moonlight Serenade"
Jan 1, 1939
Appears with band at Carnegie Hall
Oct 6, 1939
Death- Dec 15, 1944-Age: 41 years
English Channel
Plane missing over the English Channel
Burial-
Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven, CT
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial., Cambridge, England
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington VA
Other Facts
Also known as
Glenn Miller
Full Name
Alton Glenn Miller
Mother
Mattie Lou Cavender Miller
Father
Elmer Miller
