Mess Attendant Doris “Dorie” Miller manned an anti-aircraft gun and downed enemy planes during Pearl Harbor despite a lack of training by the Navy. (Courtesy photo) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today (March 25) ...
On the morning of December 7, 1941, Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller was doing laundry below deck of the battleship USS West Virginia, yet another in an endless series of menial tasks to which he ...
Doris "Dorie" Miller, a Black sailor who served at Pearl Harbor, saved lives, shot down planes. Miller manned a machine gun during the Pearl Harbor attack, despite lacking formal training, and ...
On National Medal of Honor Day, Congressman Kweisi Mfume introduced two bills to honor African American World War II hero Doris “Dorie” Miller, who bravely manned an anti-aircraft gun during the Pearl ...
A moment of courage during the attack on Pearl Harbor made Dorie Miller a national hero. Earlier this year, a congressman proposed to posthumously award him the Medal of Honor. But the effort may have ...