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A Military 1st: A Supercarrier Is Named After An African American Sailor

Doris "Dorie" Miller, U.S. Navy mess attendant 2nd class, became one of the first American heroes of World War II for his actions during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. U.S. Navy/National Archives hide caption

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A Military 1st: A Supercarrier Is Named After An African American Sailor

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September 29, 2020 • USS Doris Miller will honor a Black Pearl Harbor hero and key figure in the rise of the civil rights movement. Miller, a sharecropper's son from Waco, Texas, was 22 years old when he created history.

A Military 1st: A Supercarrier Is Named After An African American Sailor

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