6. From the Army to the Air Force
Harry Miller stayed in Europe after the war, until 1948, when he was reassigned to Japan. There, he ended up as a communications specialist in Douglas MacArthur’s headquarters. When the Korean War broke out, Miller accompanied MacArthur when he became commander of the UN forces in that conflict. Unlike in Europe, Miller’s HQ job kept him away from the front lines in Korea. After his tour in MacArthur’s HQ ended, Miller tried to get new orders for Korea, but it did not pan out.
In 1954, after completing his second enlistment, Miller joined the Air Force, and ended up in the communications staff of the Strategic Air Command. In that capacity, he helped plan the communications and cryptology of bombers in the Vietnam War. He retired after 22 years of service, with fond memories of his time in uniform. As he stated in 2018: “I tell people in the military to stay in for as long as you possibly can … For me, I retired 52 years ago and I’ve never once, not for a moment, been sorry about my time in the military“.