Doris Miller

His name was NOT "Doris Miller," but rather Dorie Miller, an African-American hero who received the Navy Cross because of his heroism in fighting the Japanese bombers at Pearl Harbor.

Doris Miller Media

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  Admiral Chester W. Nimitz pins a Navy Cross on Mess Attendant Second Class Miller during a ceremony aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6) at Pearl Harbor, on May 27, 1942.

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  Miller speaking with sailors and a civilian at Great Lakes Naval Training Station, January 7, 1943

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  1943 U.S. Navy recruiting poster featuring Miller and his Navy Cross

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  Commemorative plaque for Dorie Miller at the National Museum of the Pacific War

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  Dorie Miller memorial at the housing cooperative named for him in Corona, Queens

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  Doris Miller Auditorium in Austin, Texas

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  USS Miller (FF-1091), a Knox-class frigate commissioned in 1973, in honor of Miller

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  Unveiling the Distinguished Sailors commemorative stamp series during a ceremony at the U.S. Navy Memorial