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Doris Miller

Doris Miller
Doris Miller, American cook and soldier (d. 1943)

Doris "Dorie" Miller was an American Naval cook who was the first Black recipient of the Navy Cross and a nominee for the Medal of Honor. As a mess attendant second class in the United States Navy, Miller helped carry wounded sailors to safety during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He then manned an anti-aircraft gun and, despite no prior training in gunnery, officially shot down one plane but Doris and other eye witnesses claimed the ranges of four to six.

12 October 1919

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