Name the playable American protagonist in Call of Duty: World at War's campaign.

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Name the playable American protagonist in Call of Duty: World at War’s campaign: Private Miller.

Private C. Miller is the player character in the game’s American campaign, serving with the United States Marine Corps during the Pacific War. The story opens with Miller captured on Makin Island in 1942, where he witnesses the destruction of his unit before being rescued by Marine Raiders led by Corporal Roebuck and Sergeant Tom Sullivan.

Miller’s campaign follows major battles against Imperial Japanese forces, including Peleliu and Okinawa. He fights through beaches, fortified positions, airfields, and Shuri Castle, with the campaign emphasizing the brutal conditions of jungle warfare and the Japanese defense of heavily fortified islands.

Dimitri Petrenko is the playable protagonist of the separate Soviet campaign, making him the most likely alternative to cause confusion. Sergeant Roebuck is an important supporting Marine character, not the American campaign’s player-controlled protagonist.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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