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Floyd W. Miller

Billings, Mt., Montana

1942 - 2025

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Floyd (Skip) W. MillerMarch 10, 1942 - April 23, 2025Floyd W. (Skip) Miller, Jr. of Billings passed away on April 23, 2025, at the age of 83 at the Billings Clinic. He was born March 10,1942 in Billings to Floyd W. and Betty J. Miller. Skip graduated from Billings Senior High in 1960 and enlisted...

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He was a great mentor and friend.

Unfortunately, in recent times, the term " hero" has lost much of its historical meaning . Skip Miller was truly a Hero in every sense of the word . US Marine Corps award review boards are notorious for ignoring or downgrading peer recommended valor awards for enlisted men , particularly for Marines that survived their selfless , courageous acts of incredible valor . Thus , the majority of such awards for enlisted Marines are awarded posthumously . There is little doubt that had Skip Miller...

Met Skip in August 1962 when coming aboard the USS Princeton at Johnston Atoll for the remainder of the nuclear tests. We came back to Long Beach, CA, later transferring to Marine base LTA in Santa Ana, Ca. From there to the Far East with HMM-163 where we made several trips to Vietnam with Skip becoming a Crew Chief on a UH34D helicopter. In March 31st 1964 our squadron encountered several deaths amid the medals and awards mentioned in the obituary. Since that time we have been friends,...

I did not know Mr. Miller, but he sounds like a true American hero. Thank you for your sacrifices!