Adm. Chester Nimitz, commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet during World War II and a native of Fredericksburg, pins the Navy Cross on Doris "Dorie" Miller, a hero of the attack on Pearl Harbor and a ...

Doris Miller got a hero’s welcome Thursday in his hometown of Waco, exactly 76 years after the Navy mess attendant crossed the color line to defend his ship at Pearl Harbor.

On the morning of December 7, 1941, Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller was doing laundry below deck of the battleship USS West Virginia, yet another in an endless series of menial tasks to which he ...

HONOLULU — The U.S. Navy honored a World War II hero by naming a new aircraft carrier for Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller. The announcement was made at Pearl Harbor on Monday. Miller was the ...

The Texas Veterans Hall of Fame honored Waco native and World War II hero Doris Miller on Friday with its Medal of Valor, and family members also took part in the city’s annual Pearl Harbor Day event ...

When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Doris Miller was doing laundry below decks of the USS West Virginia, a 32,600-ton Colorado-class battleship. During the battle, the USS West ...

Dec. 7, 2024, marks the 83rd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, a day etched in the annals of American history. Amid the chaos of that fateful day, a young African American Navy mess attendant ...

Mess Attendant Doris “Dorie” Miller manned an anti-aircraft gun and downed enemy planes during Pearl Harbor despite a lack of training by the Navy. (Courtesy photo) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today (March 25) ...

Doris "Dorie" Miller, a Black sailor who served at Pearl Harbor, saved lives, shot down planes. Miller manned a machine gun during the Pearl Harbor attack, despite lacking formal training, and ...

As Americans pause to remember Pearl Harbor, we honor the courage of the men and women who faced that surprise attack with bravery that changed history. Among them stands one of America’s truest ...

The generation that lived through World War II needs no reminder of Pearl Harbor Day. Dec. 7, 1941, is burned into the minds of older Americans, just as Nov. 22, 1963, and Sept. 11, 2001, are for ...