The US Navy will name a new aircraft carrier after Doris “Dorie” Miller, a decorated African American World War II veteran who defended Pearl Harbor during the 1941 attack on the Hawaii naval ...

The USS Doris Miller will come online in 2026: It's the 1st aircraft carrier named for an African American and, for his heroism at Pearl Harbor, the 1st time an ...

The United States’ newest aircraft carrier isn’t named after a president this time but after Waco native and World War II hero Doris Miller, the first black sailor to receive ...

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, at Pearl Harbor, the Navy is expected to announce that a $12.5 billion aircraft carrier will be named after Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller, the first ...

The Navy named an aircraft carrier after an African American for the first time Monday, honoring WWII hero Doris Miller, who fought at Pearl Harbor. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ ...

"The Miller family cannot express in words what this means to us, to Americans and to anyone inspired by Doris Miller’s story." The carrier will be delivered to the Navy in 2032, and is expected ...

Doris Miller was working as a mess attendant on the battleship West Virginia the morning of 7 December 1941, ... when it is expected to name a CVN-81 aircraft carrier after Miller, ...

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We may earn a commission from links on this page. Doris Miller receives the Navy Cross from Adm. Chester W. Nimitz at an awards ceremony held on the flight deck of the USS Enterprise at Pearl ...

The US Navy will name a new aircraft carrier after Doris “Dorie” Miller, a decorated African American World War II veteran who defended Pearl Harbor during the 1941 attack on the Hawaii naval ...

Doris ‘Dorie’ Miller (October 12, 1919 – November 24, 1943) was a Messman Third Class that the United States Navy noted for his bravery during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.