Rent To the Last Man: The Incredible True Story of US Army Sergeant William T. Miles

Synopsis

In the Forgotten War, there are many who served whose names and memories will never be forgotten. US Army Sergeant William T. Miles is one of them. From the hunting trips of his youth in the Pocono Mountains, where he learned many of the skills that would help him in wartime, to chaotic battlefields of Korea, Miles made a lasting impression on all those he knew--then he disappeared.
On July 6, 1951, Miles was part of a joint USSouth Korean Special Forces team operating deep behind enemy lines in North Korea when the team was attacked by a large enemy force. As they tried to break contact with the enemy, Miles volunteered to stay behind and cover the retreat of his fellow team members. He was never seen or heard from again.
Miles's fate remained a mystery for decades after the end of the Korean War. Amid conflicting and erroneous reports of what happened on the day he disappeared, his family never knew the full details or circumstances of his disappearance. However, in 2017, new evidence discovered among declassified military documents and among the recollections of Korean War veterans shed new light on the story of William T. Miles and the sacrifice he made that day, providing closure to his family aft er sixty-six years.
In August of 2003, Alexander Cohen enlisted in the US Army Reserve, where he served in military intelligence. During his eight years of service, he deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan, where he was directly involved in investigating the fates of US military personnel and US civilians who became missing in action in both countries. This experience gave him great perspective and understanding into the complexities surrounding missing in action cases. He currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio, with his wife, Jamie.

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