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===Military awards and decorations=== Miller, US Army (Air Corps) earned a Bronze Star Medal, World War II Victory Medal; American Campaign Medal; European, African and Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; and Marksman Badge with Carbine and Pistol Bars.<ref name="arlington" /> {| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;" | colspan="3" |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Bronze Star Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=American Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} |{{ribbon devices|number=2|type=service-star|ribbon=European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign ribbon.svg|width=106}} |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} |- | colspan="3" |[[File:ArmyQualMarksmanBadgeHi.jpg|50px]] |} {| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;" |- | colspan="3" |[[Bronze Star Medal]] |- |[[American Campaign Medal]] |[[European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal|European-African-Middle Eastern<br />Campaign Medal]]<br />with two [[service star|stars]] |[[World War II Victory Medal (United States)|World War II Victory Medal]] |- | colspan="3" |[[Marksmanship Badges (United States)|Marksmanship Badge]]<br />with Carbine and Rifle Bars (bar images not available) |} ====Bronze Star Medal Citation==== [[File:GlennMillerBustBedford.JPG|right|thumb|[[Bust (sculpture)|Bust]] outside the [[Corn Exchange, Bedford|Corn Exchange]] in Bedford, England, where Miller played in World War II]] {{blockquote|"Major Alton Glenn Miller (Army Serial No. 0505273), Air Corps, United States Army, for meritorious service in connection with military operations as Commander of the Army Air Force Band (Special), from 9 July 1944 to 15 December 1944. Major Miller, through excellent judgment and professional skill, conspicuously blended the abilities of the outstanding musicians, comprising the group, into a harmonious orchestra whose noteworthy contribution to the morale of the armed forces has been little less than sensational. Major Miller constantly sought to increase the services rendered by his organization, and it was through him that the band was ordered to Paris to give this excellent entertainment to as many troops as possible. His superior accomplishments are highly commendable and reflect the highest credit upon himself and the armed forces of the United States."<ref name="arlington" /><ref name=":15">{{Cite web |last=Shenkle |first=Kathy |year=1993 |title=Glenn Miller: America's Musical Patriot, US Army, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, 1993. Longer versions of this exhibit appeared on CBS Sunday Morning TV, WPFW radio, Clarinda Herald-Journal, Pentagram (DOD), and the Des Moines Register. |url=http://militaryhonors.sid-hill.us/honors/hon-10b.htm |access-date=September 27, 2022 |website=militaryhonors.sid-hill.us/honors/hon-10b.htm |archive-date=September 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927204158/http://militaryhonors.sid-hill.us/honors/hon-10b.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="arlington2">{{cite web |last=Shenkle |first=Kathy |year=1993 |title=Glenn Miller: America's Musical Patriot |url=http://militaryhonors.sid-hill.us/honors/hon-10b.htm |access-date=September 27, 2022 |archive-date=September 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927204158/http://militaryhonors.sid-hill.us/honors/hon-10b.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
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