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OriginalDoris Miller was a Messman Third Class who was not allowed or trained to operate a gun. At the time, black sailors were not supposed to use guns. During the Pearl Harbor attack, in spite of that rule, he crewed the deck gun to fight in defense of his ship, the USS West Virginia. He also assisted in tending to the wounded on the ship.
Reason
Doris "Dorie" Miller was the first African-American sailor to be awarded the Navy Cross by the U.S. Navy. He is pictured here immediately after receiving his award wearing the Cross. This photo also became the basis of this recruitment poster:
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Yesterday, January 19, 2020, the U.S. Navy announced that the aircraft carrier CVN-81 will be named after him. The destroyer USS Miller was also named after him.
Articles in which this image appears
Doris Miller, List of people from Texas, 1943; also has EV at USS Doris Miller (CVN-81) when that is expanded
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
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Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
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Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II
Creator
Unknown photographer, U.S. Navy; restored by Coffeeandcrumbs

Promoted File:Dorie Miller.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:51, 30 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]