Milestones, Dec. 4, 1950

Killed In Action. Second Lieut. John C. Trent, 24, of Memphis, end and captain of Army's unbeaten 1949 football squad, second West Point football captain to die in the Korean war*; on Nov. 15, three days after landing at Wonsan.

Died. William Jennings Miller, 51, wheel-chaired Republican Congressman from Connecticut (1939-41, 43-45, 47-49), who lost both legs after a World War I airplane smashup,† devoted much of his career to veterans' benefits; after long illness; in Wethersfield, Conn.

Died. Alva Johnston, 62, oldtime reporter (The New York Times and Herald Tribune), one of the...

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