More than 80 years after his heroic actions, supporters are urging Congress to award World War II sailor Dorie Miller the ...

More than 80 years later, officials, veterans and civil rights groups, are urging Congress to award World War II hero Dorie ...

The USS Doris Miller is named after an African American sailor who performed acts of heroism during the bombing of Pearl ...

According to Miller family stories, he was named "Doris" because the midwife who attended his mother had predicted the birth of a girl. "Dorie" might have been a nickname or perhaps a misspelling.

When Doris “Dorie” Miller fired at Japanese fighters with an anti-aircraft gun during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, he wasn’t just protecting his ship and crew — he also paved ...

For his selfless acts of bravery, Dorie Miller was awarded the Navy Cross, which was presented by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. He was the first African American in history to receive this award.

BREMERTON, Wash. — Doris Miller awoke before dawn and was gathering laundry aboard the USS West Virginia on a December morning 80 years ago when alarms rang out. As Japanese aircraft pummeled ...

Mess Attendant Doris Miller, known as Dorie, was collecting laundry aboard the battleship U.S.S. West Virginia when the Japanese attacked the American fleet at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

Dorie Miller and I were classmates in swimming in Norfolk, Va. And this was a big gentleman. He was a huge man, about 6’2”, 225 – 235 pounds – but the nicest guy that you ever want to meet.

When Dorie Miller took gun in hand— Jim Crow started his last stand Our battle yet is far from won But when it is, Jim Crow'll be done. We gonna bury that son-of-a-gun! From Langston H… ...

Doris “Dorie” Miller was never supposed to be a hero on Dec. 7, 1941. That was by design. The U.S. Navy of the World War II era judged African American men by the color of their skin, not the ...

Dorie Miller's fans keep fighting to honor black sailor's Pearl Harbor heroism The Waco native leaped into combat to help save his fellow shipmates, and Dallas Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson is ...