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	'''Alton Glen''' "'''Glenn'''" '''Miller''' (March 1, 1904 – December 15, 1944) was an American [[big band]] conductor, arranger, composer, trombonist, and recording artist before and during [[World War II]], when he was an officer in the [[United States Army Air Forces\|US Army Air Forces]].<ref name="arlington" /> His civilian band, [[Glenn Miller Orchestra\|Glenn Miller and his Orchestra]], was one of the most popular and successful bands of the 20th century and the big band era.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=September 22, 2017 \|title=Glenn Miller's Top 10 Hits \|url=https://www.colorado.edu/amrc/glenn-miller-collections/gmc-studies/glenn-millers-top-10-hits \|access-date=October 25, 2022 \|website=American Music Research Center \|archive-date=October 25, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025203218/https://www.colorado.edu/amrc/glenn-miller-collections/gmc-studies/glenn-millers-top-10-hits \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last=Team \|first=Retro Gazing \|date=August 16, 2021 \|title=What Is Glenn Miller's Most Popular Song? \|url=https://retrogazing.com/entertainment/music/glenn-millers-most-popular-song/ \|access-date=October 25, 2022 \|website=Retro Gazing \|language=en-US \|archive-date=October 25, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025203217/https://retrogazing.com/entertainment/music/glenn-millers-most-popular-song/ \|url-status=usurped }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=You Will Not Believe How Many Hits the Glenn Miller Orchestra Will Perform on Wednesday \|url=https://www.threefountainsapts.com/Portal/Home/BlogPost/88774088-d461-43e8-b126-ba4fc5d304fb \|access-date=October 25, 2022 \|website=Westmount at Three Fountains \|language=en \|archive-date=October 25, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025203214/https://www.threefountainsapts.com/Portal/Home/BlogPost/88774088-d461-43e8-b126-ba4fc5d304fb \|url-status=live }}</ref>		'''Alton Glen''' "'''Glenn'''" '''Miller''' (March 1, 1904 – December 15, 1944) was an American [[big band]] conductor, arranger, composer, trombonist, and recording artist before and during [[World War II]], when he was an officer in the [[United States Army Air Forces\|US Army Air Forces]].<ref name="arlington" /> His civilian band, [[Glenn Miller Orchestra\|Glenn Miller and his Orchestra]], was one of the most popular and successful bands of the 20th century and the big band era.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=September 22, 2017 \|title=Glenn Miller's Top 10 Hits \|url=https://www.colorado.edu/amrc/glenn-miller-collections/gmc-studies/glenn-millers-top-10-hits \|access-date=October 25, 2022 \|website=American Music Research Center \|archive-date=October 25, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025203218/https://www.colorado.edu/amrc/glenn-miller-collections/gmc-studies/glenn-millers-top-10-hits \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last=Team \|first=Retro Gazing \|date=August 16, 2021 \|title=What Is Glenn Miller's Most Popular Song? \|url=https://retrogazing.com/entertainment/music/glenn-millers-most-popular-song/ \|access-date=October 25, 2022 \|website=Retro Gazing \|language=en-US \|archive-date=October 25, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025203217/https://retrogazing.com/entertainment/music/glenn-millers-most-popular-song/ \|url-status=usurped }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=You Will Not Believe How Many Hits the Glenn Miller Orchestra Will Perform on Wednesday \|url=https://www.threefountainsapts.com/Portal/Home/BlogPost/88774088-d461-43e8-b126-ba4fc5d304fb \|access-date=October 25, 2022 \|website=Westmount at Three Fountains \|language=en \|archive-date=October 25, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025203214/https://www.threefountainsapts.com/Portal/Home/BlogPost/88774088-d461-43e8-b126-ba4fc5d304fb \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	Glenn Miller and his Orchestra was the best-selling recording band from 1939 to 1942. Unlike his military unit, Miller's civilian band did not have a string section, but it did have a ~~[[Slapping (music)\|slap~~ bass]] in the [[rhythm section]]. It was also a touring band that played multiple radio broadcasts nearly every day. Its best-selling records include Miller's theme song, "[[Moonlight Serenade]]", and the first gold record ever made, "[[Chattanooga Choo Choo]]", a song on the soundtrack of Miller's first film, ''[[Sun Valley Serenade]]'', and the number-one song in the United States on [[Attack on Pearl Harbor\|December 7, 1941]].<!-- no hyphen in Choo Choo --> The following tunes are also on that best-seller list: "[[In the Mood]]", "[[Pennsylvania 6-5000 (song)\|Pennsylvania 6-5000]]" (printed as "Pennsylvania Six-Five Thousand" on record labels), "[[A String of Pearls (song)\|A String of Pearls]]", "[[Moonlight Cocktail]]", "[[At Last]]", "[[(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo]]", "[[American Patrol]]", "[[Tuxedo Junction]]", "[[Elmer's Tune]]", "[[Little Brown Jug (song)\|Little Brown Jug]]", and "[[Anvil Chorus]]".<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://tsort.info/music/jkgsu0.htm \|title= Song artist 11 – Glenn Miller \|website= Tsort.info \|access-date= July 27, 2017 \|archive-date= October 2, 2015 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151002002944/http://tsort.info/music/jkgsu0.htm \|url-status= live }}</ref>		Glenn Miller and his Orchestra was the best-selling recording band from 1939 to 1942. Unlike his military unit, Miller's civilian band did not have a string section, but it did have a stand up bass in the [[rhythm section]]. It was also a touring band that played multiple radio broadcasts nearly every day. Its best-selling records include Miller's theme song, "[[Moonlight Serenade]]", and the first gold record ever made, "[[Chattanooga Choo Choo]]", a song on the soundtrack of Miller's first film, ''[[Sun Valley Serenade]]'', and the number-one song in the United States on [[Attack on Pearl Harbor\|December 7, 1941]].<!-- no hyphen in Choo Choo --> The following tunes are also on that best-seller list: "[[In the Mood]]", "[[Pennsylvania 6-5000 (song)\|Pennsylvania 6-5000]]" (printed as "Pennsylvania Six-Five Thousand" on record labels), "[[A String of Pearls (song)\|A String of Pearls]]", "[[Moonlight Cocktail]]", "[[At Last]]", "[[(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo]]", "[[American Patrol]]", "[[Tuxedo Junction]]", "[[Elmer's Tune]]", "[[Little Brown Jug (song)\|Little Brown Jug]]", and "[[Anvil Chorus]]".<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://tsort.info/music/jkgsu0.htm \|title= Song artist 11 – Glenn Miller \|website= Tsort.info \|access-date= July 27, 2017 \|archive-date= October 2, 2015 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151002002944/http://tsort.info/music/jkgsu0.htm \|url-status= live }}</ref>

	Including "Chattanooga Choo Choo", five songs played by Miller and His Orchestra were number-one hits for most of 1942 and are on the [[List of Billboard number-one singles of 1942\|list of ''Billboard'' number-one singles of 1942]].<ref>"''The Billboard'' Music Popularity Chart – Week Ending January 2, 1942". ''The Billboard''. '''54''' (2): 12. January 10, 1942. Retrieved November 17, 2016.</ref> In four years, Miller scored 16 number-one records and 69 top-10 hits, more than [[Elvis Presley discography\|Elvis Presley]] (40)<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.graceland.com/achievements\|title=Achievements\|website=Graceland.com\|date=March 28, 2022\|access-date=March 29, 2022\|archive-date=March 24, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324011248/https://www.graceland.com/achievements\|url-status=live}}</ref> or [[The Beatles discography\|the Beatles]] (35).<ref name="Pop Memories">{{cite book \|last=Whitburn \|first= Joel\|title= Pop Memories (1900–1940)\|publisher= Record Research}}</ref><ref name="Pop Hits Singles and Albums">{{cite book \|last=Whitburn \|first=Joel\|title=Pop Hits Singles and Albums, 1940–1954 \|publisher=Record Research \|year=2015 \|isbn=978-0-89820-198-7}}</ref><ref>		Including "Chattanooga Choo Choo", five songs played by Miller and His Orchestra were number-one hits for most of 1942 and are on the [[List of Billboard number-one singles of 1942\|list of ''Billboard'' number-one singles of 1942]].<ref>"''The Billboard'' Music Popularity Chart – Week Ending January 2, 1942". ''The Billboard''. '''54''' (2): 12. January 10, 1942. Retrieved November 17, 2016.</ref> In four years, Miller scored 16 number-one records and 69 top-10 hits, more than [[Elvis Presley discography\|Elvis Presley]] (40)<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.graceland.com/achievements\|title=Achievements\|website=Graceland.com\|date=March 28, 2022\|access-date=March 29, 2022\|archive-date=March 24, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324011248/https://www.graceland.com/achievements\|url-status=live}}</ref> or [[The Beatles discography\|the Beatles]] (35).<ref name="Pop Memories">{{cite book \|last=Whitburn \|first= Joel\|title= Pop Memories (1900–1940)\|publisher= Record Research}}</ref><ref name="Pop Hits Singles and Albums">{{cite book \|last=Whitburn \|first=Joel\|title=Pop Hits Singles and Albums, 1940–1954 \|publisher=Record Research \|year=2015 \|isbn=978-0-89820-198-7}}</ref><ref>
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	===Condolences===		===Condolences===
	Helen Miller accepted her husband's Bronze Star Medal at a ceremony at Miller's New York business office on March 23, 1945.<ref name=":5" />{{rp\|304}} When Miller was officially declared dead in December 1945, Helen received a formal letter of condolence and appreciation from ~~Gen. H. H.~~ Arnold.<ref name=":5" />{{rp\|xv–xvi}} When Major General Anderson returned from Europe, he visited Helen Miller and informed her of the inquiry findings.<ref name=":5" />{{rp\|322}}<ref name="arlington" />		Helen Miller accepted her husband's Bronze Star Medal at a ceremony at Miller's New York business office on March 23, 1945.<ref name=":5" />{{rp\|304}} When Miller was officially declared dead in December 1945, Helen received a formal letter of condolence and appreciation from General Arnold.<ref name=":5" />{{rp\|xv–xvi}} When Major General Anderson returned from Europe, he visited Helen Miller and informed her of the inquiry findings.<ref name=":5" />{{rp\|322}}<ref name="arlington" />

	On January 20, 1945, an Eighth Air Force Board of Inquiry in England determined that the UC-64 airplane went down over the English Channel due to a combination of human error, mechanical failure and weather. Remains of the UC-64 and its passengers have never been found.<ref name=":5" />{{rp\|269–338}}<ref name="arlington" /> The three officers were officially declared dead on the standard year and a day after they disappeared. This was published in a 1946 Army publication showing that Miller has a Finding of Death (FOD).<ref name=":16">{{Cite web \|last=War Department \|title=World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel from New Jersey, 1946, Bergen County, page 5, Alton G. Miller, Major. \|url=https://nara-media-001.s3.amazonaws.com/arcmedia/media/images/28/34/28-3322a.gif \|access-date=June 14, 2023 \|website=www.archives.gov \|archive-date=September 23, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923163317/https://nara-media-001.s3.amazonaws.com/arcmedia/media/images/28/34/28-3322a.gif \|url-status=live }}</ref> He was missing in action (MIA) on December 15, 1944, and his remains were not recoverable.<ref name="arlington" />		On January 20, 1945, an Eighth Air Force Board of Inquiry in England determined that the UC-64 airplane went down over the English Channel due to a combination of human error, mechanical failure and weather. Remains of the UC-64 and its passengers have never been found.<ref name=":5" />{{rp\|269–338}}<ref name="arlington" /> The three officers were officially declared dead on the standard year and a day after they disappeared. This was published in a 1946 Army publication showing that Miller has a Finding of Death (FOD).<ref name=":16">{{Cite web \|last=War Department \|title=World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel from New Jersey, 1946, Bergen County, page 5, Alton G. Miller, Major. \|url=https://nara-media-001.s3.amazonaws.com/arcmedia/media/images/28/34/28-3322a.gif \|access-date=June 14, 2023 \|website=www.archives.gov \|archive-date=September 23, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923163317/https://nara-media-001.s3.amazonaws.com/arcmedia/media/images/28/34/28-3322a.gif \|url-status=live }}</ref> He was missing in action (MIA) on December 15, 1944, and his remains were not recoverable.<ref name="arlington" />

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	The AAF band completed their pre-recordings and regular broadcasts on Tuesday, December 12, 1944, and prepared for the anticipated move to France. As per Niven's order, Miller was booked on a scheduled Air Transport Command passenger flight from London-Bovingdon to Paris-Orly on Thursday, December 14.<ref name=":5" />		The AAF band completed their pre-recordings and regular broadcasts on Tuesday, December 12, 1944, and prepared for the anticipated move to France. As per Niven's order, Miller was booked on a scheduled Air Transport Command passenger flight from London-Bovingdon to Paris-Orly on Thursday, December 14.<ref name=":5" />

	Miller was on standby for an earlier flight on December 13, but it was canceled due to bad weather in France. His reservation on December 14 was also canceled. Miller was frustrated and impatient, fearing that arrangements would not be made in time to accommodate the movement of his unit to France. On a telephone call to Haynes, he learned that a mutual acquaintance, Lieutenant Colonel ~~[[Norman Francis Baessell\|~~Norman F Baessell]] of the Eighth Air Force Service Command at Milton Ernest, was flying to France on December 15. It was to be aboard a [[Noorduyn Norseman\|Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman]] assigned to him and piloted by Flight Officer [[John R. Stuart Morgan]]. Baessell invited Miller to join them.<ref name=":5" />		Miller was on standby for an earlier flight on December 13, but it was canceled due to bad weather in France. His reservation on December 14 was also canceled. Miller was frustrated and impatient, fearing that arrangements would not be made in time to accommodate the movement of his unit to France. On a telephone call to Haynes, he learned that a mutual acquaintance, Lieutenant Colonel Norman F. Baessell of the Eighth Air Force Service Command at Milton Ernest, was flying to France on December 15. It was to be aboard a [[Noorduyn Norseman\|Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman]] assigned to him and piloted by Flight Officer John R. Stuart Morgan. Baessell invited Miller to join them.<ref name=":5" />

	Miller's travel orders did not authorize him to board a "casual" flight and he did not report his intentions to his chain of command, so [[SHAEF]] was in the dark concerning Miller's whereabouts. Although AAF and RAF combat missions flew that day, as well as numerous transport planes, the RAF Training Unit at [[RAF Twinwood Farm]], near [[Bedford]], had stood down, but the aerodrome was open. At 13:45 Morgan landed at Twinwood, boarded Baessell and Miller, and took off at 13:55. The UC-64 and its occupants were never seen again. The next morning, the [[Battle of the Bulge]] began. The Eighth Air Force and SHAEF did not realize that the UC-64 with Miller aboard was missing until three days later, on Monday, December 18, 1944.<ref name=":5">{{Cite book \|last=Spragg \|first=Dennis \|title=Glenn Miller Declassified \|year=2017 \|publisher=U of Nebraska Press \|isbn=978-1612348957}}</ref>{{rp\|210–242}}		Miller's travel orders did not authorize him to board a "casual" flight and he did not report his intentions to his chain of command, so [[SHAEF]] was in the dark concerning Miller's whereabouts. Although AAF and RAF combat missions flew that day, as well as numerous transport planes, the RAF Training Unit at [[RAF Twinwood Farm]], near [[Bedford]], had stood down, but the aerodrome was open. At 13:45 Morgan landed at Twinwood, boarded Baessell and Miller, and took off at 13:55. The UC-64 and its occupants were never seen again. The next morning, the [[Battle of the Bulge]] began. The Eighth Air Force and SHAEF did not realize that the UC-64 with Miller aboard was missing until three days later, on Monday, December 18, 1944.<ref name=":5">{{Cite book \|last=Spragg \|first=Dennis \|title=Glenn Miller Declassified \|year=2017 \|publisher=U of Nebraska Press \|isbn=978-1612348957}}</ref>{{rp\|210–242}}

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	'''Alton Glen''' "'''Glenn'''" '''Miller''' (March 1, 1904 – December 15, 1944) was an American [[big band]] conductor, arranger, composer, trombonist, and recording artist before and during [[World War II]], when he was an officer in the [[United States Army Air Forces\|US Army Air Forces]].<ref name="arlington" /> His civilian band, [[Glenn Miller Orchestra\|Glenn Miller and his Orchestra]], was one of the most popular and successful bands of the 20th century and the big band era.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=September 22, 2017 \|title=Glenn Miller's Top 10 Hits \|url=https://www.colorado.edu/amrc/glenn-miller-collections/gmc-studies/glenn-millers-top-10-hits \|access-date=October 25, 2022 \|website=American Music Research Center \|archive-date=October 25, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025203218/https://www.colorado.edu/amrc/glenn-miller-collections/gmc-studies/glenn-millers-top-10-hits \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last=Team \|first=Retro Gazing \|date=August 16, 2021 \|title=What Is Glenn Miller's Most Popular Song? \|url=https://retrogazing.com/entertainment/music/glenn-millers-most-popular-song/ \|access-date=October 25, 2022 \|website=Retro Gazing \|language=en-US \|archive-date=October 25, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025203217/https://retrogazing.com/entertainment/music/glenn-millers-most-popular-song/ \|url-status=usurped }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=You Will Not Believe How Many Hits the Glenn Miller Orchestra Will Perform on Wednesday \|url=https://www.threefountainsapts.com/Portal/Home/BlogPost/88774088-d461-43e8-b126-ba4fc5d304fb \|access-date=October 25, 2022 \|website=Westmount at Three Fountains \|language=en \|archive-date=October 25, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025203214/https://www.threefountainsapts.com/Portal/Home/BlogPost/88774088-d461-43e8-b126-ba4fc5d304fb \|url-status=live }}</ref>		'''Alton Glen''' "'''Glenn'''" '''Miller''' (March 1, 1904 – December 15, 1944) was an American [[big band]] conductor, arranger, composer, trombonist, and recording artist before and during [[World War II]], when he was an officer in the [[United States Army Air Forces\|US Army Air Forces]].<ref name="arlington" /> His civilian band, [[Glenn Miller Orchestra\|Glenn Miller and his Orchestra]], was one of the most popular and successful bands of the 20th century and the big band era.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=September 22, 2017 \|title=Glenn Miller's Top 10 Hits \|url=https://www.colorado.edu/amrc/glenn-miller-collections/gmc-studies/glenn-millers-top-10-hits \|access-date=October 25, 2022 \|website=American Music Research Center \|archive-date=October 25, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025203218/https://www.colorado.edu/amrc/glenn-miller-collections/gmc-studies/glenn-millers-top-10-hits \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last=Team \|first=Retro Gazing \|date=August 16, 2021 \|title=What Is Glenn Miller's Most Popular Song? \|url=https://retrogazing.com/entertainment/music/glenn-millers-most-popular-song/ \|access-date=October 25, 2022 \|website=Retro Gazing \|language=en-US \|archive-date=October 25, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025203217/https://retrogazing.com/entertainment/music/glenn-millers-most-popular-song/ \|url-status=usurped }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=You Will Not Believe How Many Hits the Glenn Miller Orchestra Will Perform on Wednesday \|url=https://www.threefountainsapts.com/Portal/Home/BlogPost/88774088-d461-43e8-b126-ba4fc5d304fb \|access-date=October 25, 2022 \|website=Westmount at Three Fountains \|language=en \|archive-date=October 25, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025203214/https://www.threefountainsapts.com/Portal/Home/BlogPost/88774088-d461-43e8-b126-ba4fc5d304fb \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	Glenn Miller and his Orchestra was the best-selling recording band from 1939 to 1942. Unlike his military unit, Miller's civilian band did not have a string section, but it did have a ~~[[Slapping (music)\|slap~~ bass]] in the [[rhythm section]]. It was also a touring band that played multiple radio broadcasts nearly every day. Its best-selling records include Miller's theme song, "[[Moonlight Serenade]]", and the first gold record ever made, "[[Chattanooga Choo Choo]]", a song on the soundtrack of Miller's first film, ''[[Sun Valley Serenade]]'', and the number-one song in the United States on [[Attack on Pearl Harbor\|December 7, 1941]].<!-- no hyphen in Choo Choo --> The following tunes are also on that best-seller list: "[[In the Mood]]", "[[Pennsylvania 6-5000 (song)\|Pennsylvania 6-5000]]" (printed as "Pennsylvania Six-Five Thousand" on record labels), "[[A String of Pearls (song)\|A String of Pearls]]", "[[Moonlight Cocktail]]", "[[At Last]]", "[[(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo]]", "[[American Patrol]]", "[[Tuxedo Junction]]", "[[Elmer's Tune]]", "[[Little Brown Jug (song)\|Little Brown Jug]]", and "[[Anvil Chorus]]".<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://tsort.info/music/jkgsu0.htm \|title= Song artist 11 – Glenn Miller \|website= Tsort.info \|access-date= July 27, 2017 \|archive-date= October 2, 2015 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151002002944/http://tsort.info/music/jkgsu0.htm \|url-status= live }}</ref>		Glenn Miller and his Orchestra was the best-selling recording band from 1939 to 1942. Unlike his military unit, Miller's civilian band did not have a string section, but it did have a stand up bass in the [[rhythm section]]. It was also a touring band that played multiple radio broadcasts nearly every day. Its best-selling records include Miller's theme song, "[[Moonlight Serenade]]", and the first gold record ever made, "[[Chattanooga Choo Choo]]", a song on the soundtrack of Miller's first film, ''[[Sun Valley Serenade]]'', and the number-one song in the United States on [[Attack on Pearl Harbor\|December 7, 1941]].<!-- no hyphen in Choo Choo --> The following tunes are also on that best-seller list: "[[In the Mood]]", "[[Pennsylvania 6-5000 (song)\|Pennsylvania 6-5000]]" (printed as "Pennsylvania Six-Five Thousand" on record labels), "[[A String of Pearls (song)\|A String of Pearls]]", "[[Moonlight Cocktail]]", "[[At Last]]", "[[(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo]]", "[[American Patrol]]", "[[Tuxedo Junction]]", "[[Elmer's Tune]]", "[[Little Brown Jug (song)\|Little Brown Jug]]", and "[[Anvil Chorus]]".<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://tsort.info/music/jkgsu0.htm \|title= Song artist 11 – Glenn Miller \|website= Tsort.info \|access-date= July 27, 2017 \|archive-date= October 2, 2015 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151002002944/http://tsort.info/music/jkgsu0.htm \|url-status= live }}</ref>

	Including "Chattanooga Choo Choo", five songs played by Miller and His Orchestra were number-one hits for most of 1942 and are on the [[List of Billboard number-one singles of 1942\|list of ''Billboard'' number-one singles of 1942]].<ref>"''The Billboard'' Music Popularity Chart – Week Ending January 2, 1942". ''The Billboard''. '''54''' (2): 12. January 10, 1942. Retrieved November 17, 2016.</ref> In four years, Miller scored 16 number-one records and 69 top-10 hits, more than [[Elvis Presley discography\|Elvis Presley]] (40)<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.graceland.com/achievements\|title=Achievements\|website=Graceland.com\|date=March 28, 2022\|access-date=March 29, 2022\|archive-date=March 24, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324011248/https://www.graceland.com/achievements\|url-status=live}}</ref> or [[The Beatles discography\|the Beatles]] (35).<ref name="Pop Memories">{{cite book \|last=Whitburn \|first= Joel\|title= Pop Memories (1900–1940)\|publisher= Record Research}}</ref><ref name="Pop Hits Singles and Albums">{{cite book \|last=Whitburn \|first=Joel\|title=Pop Hits Singles and Albums, 1940–1954 \|publisher=Record Research \|year=2015 \|isbn=978-0-89820-198-7}}</ref><ref>		Including "Chattanooga Choo Choo", five songs played by Miller and His Orchestra were number-one hits for most of 1942 and are on the [[List of Billboard number-one singles of 1942\|list of ''Billboard'' number-one singles of 1942]].<ref>"''The Billboard'' Music Popularity Chart – Week Ending January 2, 1942". ''The Billboard''. '''54''' (2): 12. January 10, 1942. Retrieved November 17, 2016.</ref> In four years, Miller scored 16 number-one records and 69 top-10 hits, more than [[Elvis Presley discography\|Elvis Presley]] (40)<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.graceland.com/achievements\|title=Achievements\|website=Graceland.com\|date=March 28, 2022\|access-date=March 29, 2022\|archive-date=March 24, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324011248/https://www.graceland.com/achievements\|url-status=live}}</ref> or [[The Beatles discography\|the Beatles]] (35).<ref name="Pop Memories">{{cite book \|last=Whitburn \|first= Joel\|title= Pop Memories (1900–1940)\|publisher= Record Research}}</ref><ref name="Pop Hits Singles and Albums">{{cite book \|last=Whitburn \|first=Joel\|title=Pop Hits Singles and Albums, 1940–1954 \|publisher=Record Research \|year=2015 \|isbn=978-0-89820-198-7}}</ref><ref>
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	===Condolences===		===Condolences===
	Helen Miller accepted her husband's Bronze Star Medal at a ceremony at Miller's New York business office on March 23, 1945.<ref name=":5" />{{rp\|304}} When Miller was officially declared dead in December 1945, Helen received a formal letter of condolence and appreciation from ~~Gen. H. H.~~ Arnold.<ref name=":5" />{{rp\|xv–xvi}} When Major General Anderson returned from Europe, he visited Helen Miller and informed her of the inquiry findings.<ref name=":5" />{{rp\|322}}<ref name="arlington" />		Helen Miller accepted her husband's Bronze Star Medal at a ceremony at Miller's New York business office on March 23, 1945.<ref name=":5" />{{rp\|304}} When Miller was officially declared dead in December 1945, Helen received a formal letter of condolence and appreciation from General Arnold.<ref name=":5" />{{rp\|xv–xvi}} When Major General Anderson returned from Europe, he visited Helen Miller and informed her of the inquiry findings.<ref name=":5" />{{rp\|322}}<ref name="arlington" />

	On January 20, 1945, an Eighth Air Force Board of Inquiry in England determined that the UC-64 airplane went down over the English Channel due to a combination of human error, mechanical failure and weather. Remains of the UC-64 and its passengers have never been found.<ref name=":5" />{{rp\|269–338}}<ref name="arlington" /> The three officers were officially declared dead on the standard year and a day after they disappeared. This was published in a 1946 Army publication showing that Miller has a Finding of Death (FOD).<ref name=":16">{{Cite web \|last=War Department \|title=World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel from New Jersey, 1946, Bergen County, page 5, Alton G. Miller, Major. \|url=https://nara-media-001.s3.amazonaws.com/arcmedia/media/images/28/34/28-3322a.gif \|access-date=June 14, 2023 \|website=www.archives.gov \|archive-date=September 23, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923163317/https://nara-media-001.s3.amazonaws.com/arcmedia/media/images/28/34/28-3322a.gif \|url-status=live }}</ref> He was missing in action (MIA) on December 15, 1944, and his remains were not recoverable.<ref name="arlington" />		On January 20, 1945, an Eighth Air Force Board of Inquiry in England determined that the UC-64 airplane went down over the English Channel due to a combination of human error, mechanical failure and weather. Remains of the UC-64 and its passengers have never been found.<ref name=":5" />{{rp\|269–338}}<ref name="arlington" /> The three officers were officially declared dead on the standard year and a day after they disappeared. This was published in a 1946 Army publication showing that Miller has a Finding of Death (FOD).<ref name=":16">{{Cite web \|last=War Department \|title=World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel from New Jersey, 1946, Bergen County, page 5, Alton G. Miller, Major. \|url=https://nara-media-001.s3.amazonaws.com/arcmedia/media/images/28/34/28-3322a.gif \|access-date=June 14, 2023 \|website=www.archives.gov \|archive-date=September 23, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923163317/https://nara-media-001.s3.amazonaws.com/arcmedia/media/images/28/34/28-3322a.gif \|url-status=live }}</ref> He was missing in action (MIA) on December 15, 1944, and his remains were not recoverable.<ref name="arlington" />