Marie Louise Miles

A native of Washington D.C. passed away surrounded by her friends.

Mrs. Miles was Secretary to the Auditor General of the Air Force when she was chosen to be the

Secretary-Administrative Assistant to the Under Secretary of the Air Force. She served during the tenure

of four Under Secretaries, seven Assistant Secretaries and then was chosen to serve in the same capacity

to the Director of Defense Research and Engineering of the Department of Defense, which she retired

from in 1973.

After retiring from the Department of Defense, she became a world traveler and was one of the

earliest Westerners to visit China after President Nixon opened it.

Mrs. Miles was married to the late Colonel Francis H. Miles who made the N. African landing

with General Patton in World War II, and commanded the Industrial College of the Armed Forces among

other assignments. She had one son, James (deceased) by a previous marriage. He was adopted by

Colonel Miles. Since 1959, she has resided in Villamay, South of Alexandria, where she had been active

in the Women's Club and the Garden Club.

Mrs. Miles spent her vacations at her summer home on Long Island, Maine, where she enjoyed

boating, fishing and playing bridge..

Mrs. Miles was a member of the Army and Navy Club of Washington, D.C.

Arrangements under the direction of Demaine Funeral Home, Alexandria, VA.