WAYNE F. MILLER, 94
(1918-May 22, 2013) American photographer known for his striking photos from World War II and then Chicago's South Side after the war. The photos of the South Side were put in a book "The Way of Life of the Northern Negro."
In World War II, he was assigned to Edward Steichen's U.S. Navy Combat Photo Unit, and was on hand for many important events as well as one of the first photographers to enter Hiroshima after the atom bomb.
He also provided photos for Dr. Benjamin Spock's book "A Baby's First Year."
My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
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