Skip to content

Today in History – April 5, 1962 – 1962 Neil Armstrong takes X-15 to 54,600m

Neil Armstrong and the X-15 by Bob van der Linden, Posted on Tue, July 23, 2019, Aeronautics Department, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum “Released from duty in mid-1952, Armstrong returned to Purdue where he earned his degree in aeronautical engineering in 1955. His love of flight and engineering drew him to the National Advisory

Read More »
Join The SSS
Update My Bio
Main Menu
  • Home
  • History
    • About The SSS
    • Headed West
    • Biographies
    • Today in F-100 History
    • SSS Caterpillar
    • Wall of Honor
    • F-100 Information
    • Friends of the Super Sabre
    • N. American F-100 Super Sabre
  • Galleries
  • The Intake
    • About The Intake: Journal
    • The Intake: Journal of the Super Sabre Society – Archives
  • What’s New
  • Contact

Miller, Carl S.

  • Home
  • Biography
  • Biographies
  • Miller, Carl S.

Carl S. Miller

Preferred Name: Carl
Date of Birth: March 20, 1930
Highest Military Grade: 0-7 – Brigadier General
Hometown: Birmingham, AL
Headed West Date: November 7, 2022
Biography
Pilot Information
Headed West

“Brigadier General Carl S. Miller’s last assignment was as commander of the 21st North American Air Defense Command Region, with additional duty as commander, 21st Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, at Hancock Field, NY. He was responsible for operations at Hancock Field, nine radar sites in the northeast, and two units in Greenland.

General Miller was born in 1930, in Birmingham, Ala., where he graduated from high school in 1948. He graduated from the University of Alabama in 1951 with a bachelor of science degree in business administration. He went on to earn a doctorate of jurisprudence in 1961 from Saint Mary’s University Law School in San Antonio, Texas. General Miller completed Air Command and Staff College in 1962 and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 1970.

He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in June 1951. After completing basic training he entered pilot training at Bartow Air Base, Fla., as an aviation cadet. In September 1952 he earned his pilot wings and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. He then completed F-84 combat crew training at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz.

In January 1953 General Miller was assigned to the 474th Tactical Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, Korea, and became operations officer of the 430th Tactical Fighter Wing in May 1953. He flew 57 combat missions during the Korean War.

In December 1953 General Miller was assigned to Air Training Command and served with the 3645th Combat Crew Training Wing at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, as a fighter gunnery instructor in the F-84 and the AT-33. He later served as a standardization-evaluation pilot and became assistant group operations officer. In February 1957 he was transferred to Hondo Air Base, Texas, a civilian contract pilot training school, where he served as military training officer for an aviation cadet squadron.

In March 1958 he was transferred to Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, where he served as chief of the T-33 Standardization Board and as assistant deputy for operations of the 3510th Flying Training Wing. In August 1961 he entered the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

Upon completion of his studies at Maxwell, General Miller joined Headquarters Fourth Allied Tactical Air Force, a NATO military organization, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, in June 1962. He served as executive officer to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations.

In July 1966 he was assigned to the 31st Tactical Fighter Wing at Homestead Air Force Base, Fla. The 31st Wing deployed to Tuy Hoa Air Base, Republic of Vietnam, in December 1966. While there he served as chief of the Operations and Training Division and flew 278 combat missions in the F-100.

General Miller returned to Ramstein in January 1968 to serve as assistant director of tactical evaluation and later as assistant director of air control systems with Headquarters Seventeenth Air Force. In July 1969 he entered the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Washington, D.C. In July 1970 he was assigned as the director of operations for the 57th Fighter Weapons Wing and as the commandant of the Fighter Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.

In September 1971 General Miller returned to Southwest Asia as vice commander of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing at Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand. He became commander of the wing in February 1972. While commanding the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, he led F-4 strike missions in Operation Linebacker over North Vietnam, and flew 189 combat missions in the F-4.

General Miller joined Allied Air Forces Southern Europe (AIRSOUTH), a NATO military headquarters, in Naples, Italy, in January 1973. He was initially assigned as chief of the Tactical Evaluation Section. Then in June 1973, he became deputy assistant chief of staff for operations in AIRSOUTH. General Miller’s next assignment was deputy commander, Fifth Allied Tactical Air Force, NATO, in Vicenza, Italy, in January 1974.

He became commander, Civil Air Patrol-U.S. Air Force at Maxwell Air Force Base in August 1975.

In November 1977, General Miller was assigned to Hancock Field as commander of the 21st NORAD Region, with additional duty as commander, 21st Air Division.”

He retired from the USAF in July of 1979.

“During the Korean War and his two tours of duty in Southeast Asia, General Miller completed 524 combat missions. His military decorations include the Silver Star with oak leaf cluster, Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross with eight oak leaf clusters, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal with 29 oak leaf clusters, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with palm, and the Republic of Vietnam Air Service Medal (Honor Class).”

source: https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/106212/brigadier-general-carl-s-miller/

Units Assigned

  • 6/1951 Enlisted USAF
  • 1951-1952 UPT, Bartow AB, FL
  • 9/1952 Commissioned 2Lt
  • Pilot training, Luke AFB, AZ (F-84)
  • 1/1953 474th Tactical Fighter Wing, Kunsan AB, Korea
  • 5/1953 430th Tactical Fighter Wing, Operations Officer, (57 combat missions during the Korean War)
  • 12/1953 General Miller was assigned to and served with the 3645th Combat Crew Training Wing, Air Training Command, fighter gunnery instructor/standardization-evaluation pilot/assistant group operations officer, Laughlin AFB, TX (F-84, T-33)
  • 2/1957 military training officer, Hondo Air Base, Canada
  • 3/1958 3510th Flying Training Wing, Standardization Board/Assistant deputy operations, Randolph AFB, TX (T-33)
  • 8/1961 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
  • 1961-6/1962 Headquarters 4th Allied Tactical Air Force, Standardization Board and as assistant deputy for operations, Ramstein AB, Germany,
  • 6/1962-7/1966 Headquarters 4th Allied Tactical Air Force, executive officer to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations.
  • 7/1966-12/1966 31st Tactical Fighter Wing, Homestead AFB, FL
  • 12/1966-1/1968 31st Tactical Fighter Wing, chief of the Operations and Training Division, Tuy Hoa AB, Vietnam (F-100 – 278 combat missions)
  • 1/1968-7/1969 Headquarters 17th Air Force, Assistant director of tactical evaluation/Aassistant director of air control systems, Ramstein AB, Germany
  • 7/1969-7/1970 Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Washington, DC
  • 7/1970-9/1971 57th Fighter Weapons Wing, Director of Operations/Commandant of the Fighter Weapons School, Nellis Air Force Base, NV
  • 9/1971-1/1973 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, Vice commander/Commander, Ubon Royal Thai AFB, Thailand (F-4 – 189 combat missions)
  • 1/1973-1/1974 Allied Air Forces Southern Europe (AIRSOUTH), Chief, Tactical Evaluation Section/Deputy assistant chief of staff, Naples, Italy
  • 1/1974-8/1975 5th Allied Tactical Air Force, NATO, Deputy commander, Vicenza, Italy
  • 8/1975-11/1977 Commander, Civil Air Patrol-U.S. Air Force, Maxwell AFB, AL
  • 11/1977-7/1/1979 21st Air Division/21st NORAD Region, Commander/Duty commander, Hancock Field, NY
  • 7/1/1979 Retired USAF

Awards & Decorations

Silver Star
Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster
Legion Of Merit
Legion of Merit with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters
Bronze Star
Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Award
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Medal
Air Medal with 29 Oak Leaf Clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Joint Service Commendation Medal
RVN Gallantry Cross With Palm
Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm
Vietnam Air Service Medal Ribbon
Republic of Vietnam Air Service Medal (Honor Class).

Flight Info

F-84 (57 Combat missions)
T-33
F-100 (278 Combat missions)
F-4 (189 Combat missions)

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

  • 1962 Air Command and Staff College
  • 1970 Industrial College of the Armed Forces

Civilian Education:

  • 1951 BS/Business Administration, University of Alabama
  • 1961 JD, Saint Mary’s University Law School, San Antonio, TX

Carl Scott Miller, BGen USAF, Ret., “Headed West” on November 7, 2022.

BG CARL S MILLER

Brigadier General Carl S. Miller [was] commander of the 21st North American Air Defense Command Region, with additional duty as commander, 21st Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, at Hancock Field, N.Y. He [was] responsible for operations at Hancock Field, nine radar sites in the northeast, and two units in Greenland.

General Miller was born in 1930, in Birmingham, Ala., where he graduated from high school in 1948. He graduated from the University of Alabama in 1951 with a bachelor of science degree in business administration. He went on to earn a doctorate of jurisprudence in 1961 from Saint Mary’s University Law School in San Antonio, Texas. General Miller completed Air Command and Staff College in 1962 and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 1970.

He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in June 1951. After completing basic training he entered pilot training at Bartow Air Base, Fla., as an aviation cadet. In September 1952 he earned his pilot wings and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. He then completed F-84 combat crew training at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz.

In January 1953 General Miller was assigned to the 474th Tactical Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, Korea, and became operations officer of the 430th Tactical Fighter Wing in May 1953. He flew 57 combat missions during the Korean War.

In December 1953 General Miller was assigned to Air Training Command and served with the 3645th Combat Crew Training Wing at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, as a fighter gunnery instructor in the F-84 and the AT-33. He later served as a standardization-evaluation pilot and became assistant group operations officer. In February 1957 he was transferred to Hondo Air Base, Texas, a civilian contract pilot training school, where he served as military training officer for an aviation cadet squadron.

In March 1958 he was transferred to Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, where he served as chief of the T-33 Standardization Board and as assistant deputy for operations of the 3510th Flying Training Wing. In August 1961 he entered the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

Upon completion of his studies at Maxwell, General Miller joined Headquarters Fourth Allied Tactical Air Force, a NATO military organization, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, in June 1962. He served as executive officer to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations.

In July 1966 he was assigned to the 31st Tactical Fighter Wing at Homestead Air Force Base, Fla. The 31st Wing deployed to Tuy Hoa Air Base, Republic of Vietnam, in December 1966. While there he served as chief of the Operations and Training Division and flew 278 combat missions in the F-100.

General Miller returned to Ramstein in January 1968 to serve as assistant director of tactical evaluation and later as assistant director of air control systems with Headquarters Seventeenth Air Force. In July 1969 he entered the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Washington, D.C. In July 1970 he was assigned as the director of operations for the 57th Fighter Weapons Wing and as the commandant of the Fighter Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.

In September 1971 General Miller returned to Southwest Asia as vice commander of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing at Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand. He became commander of the wing in February 1972. While commanding the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, he led F-4 strike missions in Operation Linebacker over North Vietnam, and flew 189 combat missions in the F-4.

General Miller joined Allied Air Forces Southern Europe (AIRSOUTH), a NATO military headquarters, in Naples, Italy, in January 1973. He was initially assigned as chief of the Tactical Evaluation Section. Then in June 1973, he became deputy assistant chief of staff for operations in AIRSOUTH. General Miller’s next assignment was deputy commander, Fifth Allied Tactical Air Force, NATO, in Vicenza, Italy, in January 1974.

He became commander, Civil Air Patrol-U.S. Air Force at Maxwell Air Force Base in August 1975.

In November 1977, General Miller was assigned to Hancock Field as commander of the 21st NORAD Region, with additional duty as commander, 21st Air Division.

During the Korean War and his two tours of duty in Southeast Asia, General Miller completed 524 combat missions. His military decorations include the Silver Star with oak leaf cluster, Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross with eight oak leaf clusters, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal with 29 oak leaf clusters, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with palm, and the Republic of Vietnam Air Service Medal (Honor Class).

He was promoted to the grade of brigadier general Nov. 1, 1973, with date of rank Oct. 30, 1973.

Source:https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/new-braunfels-tx/brigadier-general-carl-miller-11009548

Wall of Honor Location

Our Mission

The mission of the Super Sabre Society is to preserve the history of the F-100 Super Sabre and the men who flew the aircraft.

Follow Us

Copyright © 2025 Super Sabre Society
Website by: Heart and Soul Web Design
Scroll to Top