Miller, Frank Robert

Date of birth:: April 30th, 1908 (Kamloops/British Columbia, Canda)
Date of death:: October 20th, 1997 (Charlottesville/Virginia, United States)
Service number:: C139
Nationality:: Canadian

Biography

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Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Group Captain
Unit:: No. 63 Base, HQ, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:: January 1st, 1945

Citation:
"Group Captain Miller has been the leading officer in Navigation training in the Commonwealth Air Training Plan in Canada since its start. He commanded the unit that trained the first instructors and subsequently opened two major Navigation Schools. He was later appointed Director of Air Training at RCAF Headquarters. His excellent work and sound planning have been major factors in the RCAF Air Training during the war.
In April of this year he came overseas to command RCAF Station, Skipton-on Swale. At this post he has applied his energy and ability to excellent account during the very heavy operational demands made upon the Station.
He is an outstanding organizer and commander."

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Acting Air Commodore
Unit:: No. 63 Base, HQ, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:: January 1st, 1946

Citation:
"This officer formerly commanded RCAF Station Skipton, and later became Base Commander of No.61 (Heavy Conversion) Base. He is now in command at No.63 (Operational) Base. Under his brilliant direction No.63 Base has laid over 25 percent of the mines dropped by Bomber Command from the beginning of 1945. This work involved a great amount of detailed planning and Air Commodore Miller was largely responsible for the great success achieved. He has shown outstanding leadership and under his wise and careful guidance the base has achieved a high standard of efficiency."