Vernon William 'Jim' Miller

1923 - 2006  (83 years)

• Name	Vernon William 'Jim' Miller  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	9 Apr 1923	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Military Draft Registration	1942	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [6]
  	Draft Registration - WWII
  Military Service	5 Aug 1943  [1, 2]
  	US Navy - WWII: LTjg
  		Poster-WWII (Navy)
  Census	1950	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [5]
  	Relation to Head: Son; Marital Status: Never Married
  Obituary	Jun 2006
  	St Louis Post Dispatch
  		Obituary-MILLER Vernon W Obituary of VERNON WILLIAM "JIM" MILLER -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch from Jun. 10 to Jun. 18, 2006. See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/stltoday/obituary.aspx?n=vernon-w-miller-jim&pid=18042427#sthash.RJmpH4VU.dpuf
  Funeral	St Mathias Catholic Church, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA
  Death	9 Jun 2006	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  	Age at Death: 83
  Burial	Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St Louis County, Missouri, USA   [2]
  	"LTJG US Navy World War II", buried with Helen Harris Miller
  		Burial-MILLER Vernon Vernon Miller, buried with Helen Harris Miller "LTJG US Navy World War II" -- Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19563605/ vernon https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55202656/ helen
  		Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St Louis County, Missouri Find a Grave: #1593798 Plot: National Cemetery
  Person ID	I23876	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John A Miller,   b. 25 Jul 1895, Ohio, USA d. 13 Dec 1972, Missouri, USA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Irene L Gerstner,   b. 17 Mar 1899, Missouri, USA d. 15 Oct 1983, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1919	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [7, 8]
  Family ID	F4772	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Jeanne Harris,   b. 22 Jan 1927, Illinois, USA d. 19 Jul 2010 (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	Apr 1956	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [9]
  Children	1. Karen S Miller  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Ronald J Miller  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. James V Miller  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F9822	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Apr 1923 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1940 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1942 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Census - Relation to Head: Son; Marital Status: Never Married - 1950 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Marriage - Apr 1956 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Death - 9 Jun 2006 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Burial - - Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St Louis County, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Poster-WWII (Navy)

  
  

  Burials

  Burial-MILLER Vernon Vernon Miller, buried with Helen Harris Miller "LTJG US Navy World War II" -- Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19563605/ vernon https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55202656/ helen

  
  

  Obituaries

  Obituary-MILLER Vernon W Obituary of VERNON WILLIAM "JIM" MILLER -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch from Jun. 10 to Jun. 18, 2006. See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/stltoday/obituary.aspx?n=vernon-w-miller-jim&pid=18042427#sthash.RJmpH4VU.dpuf

  
  

• Sources

  [S10809] Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). [S11281] Find a Grave (Military Cemetery-Jefferson Barracks National), (Location: Lemay MO;), MILLER Vernon William 1923-2006 (Veteran). "LTJG US Navy World War II" - Helen Harris and Vernon Miller married in Apr 1956 and are buried together at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19563605/vernon-william-miller [S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Issue State: Missouri; Issue Date: Before 1951. Record for Vernon W. Miller http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=77850934&indiv=try [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: St Louis, St Louis City, Missouri; Roll: T627_2195; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 96-346. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: St Louis, St Louis City, Missouri; Roll: T627_2195; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 96-346 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: St Louis, St Louis,. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: St Louis, St Louis, [S9506] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Missouri, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 224. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Missouri, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 224 [S9112] Newspapers.com: Marriage License for GERSTNER/MILLER • St Louis Post-Dispatch - 30 Jun 1919, Irene L Gerstner and John A Miller - St Louis Post-Dispatch; Publication Date: 30/ Jun/ 1919; Publication Place: St Louis, Missouri. https://www.newspapers.com/image/138450551/?article=6686de82-911f-4b63-82c6-0ae32e51d404/96b840d4-896b-4695-9548-03f39dbd001d&focus=0.003319458,0.28 [S7818] Find a Grave: GERSTNER Irene Miller 1899-1983, Irene L. Gerstner Miller. Birth 17 Mar 1899 Death 15 Oct 1983 (aged 84) - Burial: Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery Old, Saint Louis, St Louis City, Missouri - Plot Sec. 044, Lot: 0427 - Memorial ID 19123727 [S11281] Find a Grave (Military Cemetery-Jefferson Barracks National), (Location: Lemay MO;), HARRIS Helen Jeanne Miller 1927-2010 (Spouse). Helen Harris and Vernon Miller married in Apr 1956 and are buried together at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55202656