George E. Miller
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Correctional Officer

George E. Miller

Nevada Department of Corrections — Carson City, NV
Accident
End of Watch September 17, 1954
Age 59
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Miller was shot and killed during a prison break from the Nevada State Prison in Carson City. Two high-risk suspects took him hostage as he backed a milk truck up to the prison kitchen. They forced him to drive the truck out of the prison. Other guards opened fire on the truck as it went through the main gate. The truck was disabled by the gunfire and the three suspects fled on foot. Officer Miller's body was found in the truck. The suspects were eventually apprehended.

Survivors

Officer Miller had been with the agency for 18 months and was survived by his three sisters and mother.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-NV-688A55C4
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Correctional Officer Miller gave the Nevada Department of Corrections 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Nevada. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Miller.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Corrections
Location Carson City, NV
Platform Identity ndcorr.carsoncity.nv.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 17, 1954
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
Age 59
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Correctional Officer George E. Miller is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In NV, 40 of 146 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.4% of this state's fallen. That is 27.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Nevada Department of Corrections, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Nevada Department of Corrections
1
of 3 officers
33.3% Accident
NV — Statewide
40
of 146 officers
27.4% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George E. Miller's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How George E. Miller Compares

Age at Death
59
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1.5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George E. Miller is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

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