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Today In History Doris Miller, African American hero, U.S. naval serviceman noted for his bravery during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 1941. He was the first African American recipient of the Navy Cross for valour. Miller shot down four planes during the Pearl Harbor attack while he manned a machine-gun on this date December 7, 1941. CARTER™ Magazine carter-mag.com #wherehistoryandhiphopmeet #historyandhiphop365 #cartermagazine #carter #dorismiller #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #history #pearlharbor #staywoke #blacktwitter https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl3Tl9bu56R/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[elliscraddock]

Here's my #8thRocksShuffle #8thRocks dance video w/whirlwind sound effects/high tone version of #Soulcalibur4 #EntwinedDestiny theme song on YouTube to pay tribute to the 1st black recipient of the #NavyCross and a nominee for the #MedalofHonor, #DorisMiller #DorieMiller #DorisDorieMiller. Thanks for your help, sir. Also click the like, share, subscribe, & hit a notification button on my YouTube channel. #UnitedStatesNavy #USNavy 🫡🇺🇸😊

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[goodblacknews]

World War II hero #dorismiller becomes 1st enlisted sailor and African American to have supercarrier named in their honor. #ussdorismiller #blacksinthemilitary https://www.instagram.com/p/CFznGqmlBOb/?igshid=1k30562kcd3lw

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Doris “Dorie” Miller, 1st African-American to receive Navy Cross

“… when the Japanese bombers attacked my ship at Pearl Harbor I forgot all about the fact that I and other Negroes can be only messmen in the Navy and are not taught how to man an antiaircraft gun.” - Doris “Dorie” Miller, 1st African-American to receive Navy Cross

On December 7, 1942, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.  On board the USS West Virginia, moored at battleship row, was Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller.  Miller was below decks working on the laundry when the first torpedo struck.  

On the signals deck, the ship’s commanding officer, Capt. Mervyn Sharp Bennion, lay mortally wounded, refusing to leave the deck.  Miller, the ship’s heavy weight boxing champion was tasked with moving Bennion to a sheltered spot aft of the conning tower.  

The ship was listing.  It had been hit by two bombs and six torpedoes.  The port guns went silent, but the starboard guns still were operational. Miller was ordered to feed ammo into a pair of .50-caliber Browning machine guns.  As Lt. J.G. Frederic H. White fired one gun at the Japanese, Miller took control of the other gun.  

“It wasn’t hard. “I just pulled the trigger and she worked fine,” recalled Miller.

White later reported that Miller “didn’t know very much about the machine gun, but I told him what to do and he went ahead and did it. He had a good eye.”

Lt. Cmdr. Johnson recalled Miller “blazing away as though he had fired one all his life.”

Out of ammunition Miller made his way down to the boat deck, helping pull sailors from the burning water, saving lives.  The order was given to abandon ship.  Miller would be one of the last three men to leave the West Virginia.  

Later, Miller told his brother that, “with those bullets spattering all around me, it was by the grace of God that I never got a scratch.”

The after-action reports of the heroism “equal to any in the U.S. naval history” included the actions of a unknown black sailor.  How to honor the heroic actions of the unnamed African-American was debated.  

Miller, as a symbol, became a catalyst for desegregation and equal opportunity.  An all-black section of the U.S. Naval Training Station at Great Lakes, Ill.  was created to provide equal opportunities for black recruits.   On May 27, Adm, Chester W. Nimitz presented Miller with the Navy Cross.  As part of a public campaign, Miller was assigned to promote war bond sales for two months.  The son of a Texas sharecropper, Miller would address the first class of black sailors to graduate Camp Robert Smalls.

As opportunities for African Americans grew in the military.  Miller was reassigned to the USS Liscome Bay as a mess attendant and was promoted to cook, third class.  His new ship was a CVE, assigned to support the Invasion of Makin.  

On November 24, 1943, the Liscome’s lookout shouted, “Christ, here comes a torpedo!”  The ship’s bombs, bunker oil, aviation fuel and cannon shells exploded.   The ship sank within 23 minutes.  Miller was listed as “presumed dead”.  His body never recovered.

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This stamp was released on February 4, 2010. Featuring #DorisMiller, it is a part of the #DistinguishedSailorsStampCollection. At the time of release, it was worth 44¢. #blackhistory #culture #365black #28Daysof #BlacksonStamps https://www.instagram.com/p/Btd0-ZHgR-K/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1b31cyy2lk7r9

[jenashpee-blog]

Doris "Dorie" Miller was born on October 12, 1919 and died on November 24, 1943. He was a Messman Third Class that the United States Navy noted for his bravery during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He was the first African American to be awarded the Navy Cross, the third highest honor awarded by the U.S. Navy at the time, after the Medal of Honor and the Navy Distinguished Service Medal. The Navy Cross now precedes the Navy Distinguished Service Medal. Miller's acts were heavily publicized in the black press, making him an iconic emblem of the war for black Americans. Nearly two years after Pearl Harbor, he was killed in action when USS Liscome Bay was sunk by a Japanese submarine during the Battle of Makin. #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #black #africanamericanhistory #africanamerican #usa #navy #us #dorismiller #doriemiller #messman #worldwar2 #navycross #hawaii #pearlharbor #hero

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Another day, another ship #hellomynameisdoris #dorismiller #johnfremont #cutestfilm #sallyfield #maxgreenfield

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[alphonsojeffersonjr]

As a retired military Navy veteran, I am proud that the Navy will be naming an aircraft carrier after Pearl Harbor hero Doris Miller.  #navyveteran #pearlharbor #military #dorismiller

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U.S. Navy to Name Aircraft Carrier for Pearl Harbor Hero Doris Miller: Reports

#USNavy to Name Aircraft Carrier for Pearl Harbor Hero Doris Miller: Reports. #DorisMiller #USSMiller

The U.S. Navy is expected to name a new aircraft carrier after Pearl Harbor hero Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller, Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Friday.

According to the report, the announcement is expected to be made in Pearl Harbor on Monday, Jan. 20 which also marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The aircraft carrier will be the second vessel named after Doris Miller after USS Miller…

[keepwacobeautiful]

We are here for the Doris Miller Memorial for the Phase 1 Dedication! This is such a wonderful thing that the city of Waco and the Cultural Arts of Waco has spent the time and gathered funds to dedicate our appreciation for this man that gave so much for our country and to bring unity to our nation. #keepwacobeautiful #DorisMiller #wacotown (at Bledsoe Miller Recreation Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrGHtB1jixC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=9zkx26mkeq5p

[theessentialshandbook]

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