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Doris Miller

enlisted navy sailor

Doris Miller

first African American recipient of the Navy Cross (1919–1943)

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About Doris Miller

Doris "Dorie" Miller was a U.S. Navy sailor who was the first Black recipient of the Navy Cross and a nominee for the Medal of Honor. As a mess attendant second class aboard the battleship USS West Virginia, Miller helped carry wounded sailors to safety during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He then operated an anti-aircraft gun and, despite no prior training in gunnery, officially shot down one plane, but Miller and other eyewitnesses claimed a range of four to six.

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Occupation

enlisted navy sailor, cook, soldier

Citizenship

United States

Born

October 12, 1919

Died

November 24, 1943

Website

http://www.dorismiller.com

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