Oral History Interview with Thomas Miller

Title
Oral History Interview with Thomas Miller
Narrator (written)
Thomas Miller
Narrator First Name
Thomas
Narrator Last Name
Miller
Interviewer
Angela Noppenberger
Abstract
Thomas L. Miller. Class of 1965. Oral history interview with the Dartmouth Vietnam Project. Miller describes his involvement with the Boy Scouts as a child. He shares how he was actively involved in various extra curriculars. Miller discusses his time a coxswain on the crew team, his participation in the Dartmouth Outing Club, and Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. Miller joined the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). He describes being sent to Germany after he enlisted in the Army. Miller recounts his time in Germany as being a very social and enjoyable experience. He met his wife there and married her shortly before being sent to Vietnam. During Vietnam Miller describes being involved in the cavalry. He shares that he did not experience many casualties during him time and had a rather different experience than many other soldiers in the Army during the war. Miller describes how the first time he met his son was in Hawaii while on Rest and Relaxation (R&R) because his wife was pregnant when he was deployed. When he returned from Vietnam Miller describes feeling lucky that he did not experience many anti-war protestors aside from his sister. Miller was sent to Fort Dix, New Jersey and focused on military law while completing his service to the Army. When Miller left the Army he worked for the Continental Illinois National Bank while completing his MBA at Northwestern University. He shares how he was sent to London to work for the bank for six years, was sent and back to the States for 12 years, moved to Japan, and back to the United Kingdom, and has been in the U.K. for over 20 years.
Date of Interview
January 25, 2016
Subject
Dartmouth Alumni
Dartmouth History
Military Service (Army)
Military Service
Language
English
Rauner ID
DOH-486
Rights
CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
Interview Audio Source (MP3)
//rcweb.dartmouth.edu/DDHI/histories/miller_thomas/miller_thomas.mp3
Interview Transcript Source (PDF)
//rcweb.dartmouth.edu/DDHI/histories/miller_thomas/miller_thomas_transcript_final.pdf
HTML
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