Henry Augustine Miley, Jr.
General, U.S. Army

Henry Augustine Miley, Jr. was born in Boston, MA, on 14 February 1915. He graduated from the historic Boston Latin School and attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He graduated from the Academy in June 1940 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Coast Artillery Corps.

Military Career

His first station was at Fort Monroe, VA, where he was assigned to the 2nd Coast Artillery Regiment. In December 1941, he moved with the 57th Coast Artillery to Hawaii, to garrison the north shore of Oahu.

Miley returned to the U.S. in late 1942 and, after a tour at the Anti-Aircraft School, was assigned to the 33rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Group. He remained with this organization through its training phases at Fort Bliss, TX, and Desert Training Center. In February 1944, his outfit moved to New Guinea, where it participated in the leap-frog operations executed by the Army along the northern coast of that island.

In January 1945, Miley was detailed to the Ordnance Corps and left New Guinea and Artillery for Manila and Ordnance. He remained there until September 1946 in command, successively of the 189th Ordnance Battalion and the Ordnance General Supply Depot.

Following World War II, Miley served a year on the faculty of the Ordnance School at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, and in 1947 embarked on an advanced education tour at Northwestern University. He received his Master's Degree in June 1949 and remained an additional year at Evanston, pursuing advanced studies in economics and statistics.

In 1950, Miley was transferred to Frankford Arsenal in Philadelphia, where he served as comptroller and then as Works Manager. After three years at Frankford, Miley went to Heidelberg, Germany, for a three-year tour on the staff of the USAREUR Ordnance Officer.

Miley returned to the U.S. in June 1956, attended the Army War College, and in 1957 moved to Washington, DC, to become Chief of Tank-Automotive Procurement in the Office of the Chief of Ordnance.

In December 1961, he became Commander of the Advanced Weapons Support Command at Pirmasens, Germany. In March 1963, he was reassigned to Heidelberg, where he served as USAREUR Ordnance Officer. Returning to the U.S. in March 1964, Miley was assigned to Headquarters, U.S. Army Materiel Command as Deputy Director, Procurement and Production.

In August 1966, he was reassigned as Assistant DCSLOG (Programs and Budget), HQDA. Miley remained in this position until June 1969, when he was named Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command, and promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General.

On 1 November 1970, he was promoted to the rank of General and became the Commander of Army Materiel Command until his retirement on 5 February 1975.

Medals and Awards

Army Distinguished Service Medal with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
American Defense Service Medal
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 2 Bronze Stars
World War II Victory Medal
Army of Occupation Medal
National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star
Philippine Liberation Ribbon
Philippine Independence Ribbon

In Retirement

After retirement from the Army, General Miley worked for the American Defense Preparedness Association in Washington DC. He lived in Lusby, MD for 35 years as he enjoyed retirement with trips to Spain, China, and throughout the USA. The Miley's eventually built a home in Tampa, FL, where they spent winters while traveling back to the DC area to be with his children and grandchildren.

Death and Burial

General Henry Augustine Miley, Jr. died on 6 February 2010 in Tampa, Florida. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.

He is survived by his third wife, Lillah Brooks Miley, who is living in their home in Tampa. He is also survived by his children, Henry Miley III, of Leesburg, VA, Melissa G. Miley, of Stuarts Draft VA, and step son Ken Brooks of Lexington Park, MD. He is also survived his sister, Ruth M. Lally of Boston, MA.

Miley's name is included on the headstone at the grave of his first two wives at Middleham Cemetery in Lusby, Calvert County, Maryland. Their names are:

 Margaret Gadsden Miley (1920 - 1975)
 Jewel McGrath Miley (1923 - 1984)

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