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

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

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

And Dorie's closest surviving relatives, Florietta Miller and Brenda Haven, are still getting used to having a carrier named after their Uncle Dorie, who served in the segregated Navy in World War II.

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.

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 ...

The first cut of USS Doris Miller was held on Wednesday, and the carrier will honor Doris "Dorie" Miller, a Navy cook and the first Black American to be awarded the Navy Cross in 1942.

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 ...

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.

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.

Until Dorie Miller is awarded the Medal of Honor, a shadow will linger over our history, one that reflects the deep racial inequalities of the past.

Since it was constructed in 1944, Doris "Dorie" Miller Auditorium, named for the World War II hero, has witnessed events happy, sad and, in some cases, jubilant, such as this "Rosewood N The Park ...