Corp. Judson C. Miller - WWI Soldier - 1918

Corp. Judson C. Miller

Utica Saturday Globe, February 1918

 

Corp. Judson C. Miller

1892 - 1944

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  Corp. Judson C. Miller, son of D.A. Miller, of Mitchell street, and a former employee of the Borden Condensary in this city, has recently been transferred to Hoboken, N.J., a port of embarkation. Corp. Miller enlisted July 30 last and was sent to Syracuse, where he remained for a time and was later sent to Camp Merritt at Tenafly, New Jersey, where he was made a corporal September 30, 1917, having entered the service as a private in Company B, of the Forty-ninth Regiment.

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Obituary

Randolph Register, May 12, 1944

On a pole between the Roll of Honor of men of World War II  and the large boulder which stands in memory of the veterans of World War I, the large united States flag hung at half-mast Monday morning, and at 1 o'clock Legion men in uniform gathered to pay their final respects to an honored member, Judson C. Miller.  Members of several orders and citizens to a number that overflowed the large American legion hall were also present, for the man whose casket-enclosed body lay in state was one of the foremost citizens in giving everything he had for the benefit of his country and his community.

 

The funeral service was in charge of officers of the local Legion Post with Commander N.J. O'Rourke and Chaplain W.W. Ransom performing the duties of their respective office. At the close of the ceremony the funeral party started for Mr. Miller's old home at Norwich, N.Y., where other service was conducted and burial made in the family plot, Tuesday afternoon.

 

Judson Miller died very suddenly Saturday morning; at about 6 o'clock Mrs. Miller drove him to the vicinity of the Randolph Hotel and he went down the creek to enjoy a brief period at fishing.  He had gone only a short distance when he became violently ill; he met two young men from Jamestown who were out to fish and said to them that he was sick; they assisted Miller to a resting spot and one went to summon a physician.  When Dr. M.O. Houghton arrived Mr. Miller was dead. heart trouble being assigned as cause by Coroner George Middletown who investigated.

 

Judson Miller was born at Norwich December 12, 1892.  He began his business life with the Borden Milk Company and was a trusted employee of that concern continuously throughout his life.  He married Miss Agnes McNeal of Norwich 24 years ago and came to the Randolph plant 17 years ago.

 

He served as sergeant for 22 months with an oversees contingent in the first World War, being among the men gassed by the Germans, and from which he always suffered.  In Randolph he was past commander of Randolph Post No. 181; a past commander of the County legion; Chef-de-Gare of Voltura 219. He was supervisor of Civilian Protection and had his district thoroughly organized; he was sub-district Civilian Director of Ground Observation Corps Randolph area.  Other orders of which he was a member was the Randolph Fire Department, the lions Club, Randolph Rod and gun Club and also the Last Man's Club of Randolph.  Surviving is his wife, Mrs. Agnes Miller; two brothers, David Miller of Norwich and Charles Miller of Utica; one step-brother, Harry Miller, Syracuse.