Dorie Miller (1919-1943)

Dorie Miller was born in west Virginia December 7, 1941. Dorie Miller was a cook in the Navy. He was a African American. When the Japanese War Happened the boat were sinking and Dorie Miller came to help. He saved the caption of the ship and started to shot up at the Japanese planes coming by. Even though Dorie was not trained for it he was still brave to do what he did. Dorie Miller went "above and beyond the call of duty". After the was he was awarded the Navy cross for his bravery in May 27, 1942. 

The Man With The Cross +.....

The man with the cross was Doris Miller, known as "Dorie" to shipmates and friends, was born in Waco, Texas, on 12 October 1919, to Henrietta and Conery Miller. He died on 1943. He was a cook and Mess Attendent on the USS West Virginia. He was told to fire at a jap plane until he wa ordered to leave the post. It was told that he shot atleast one jap plane down. When he was finished he went to help the captain. When the war was over Dorie Miller recieved his medallion 6 months after the war. He received the Navy Cross, which Fleet Admiral, Chester W. Nimitz. He earned his metal for his courageous actions. He was also one of the first African Americans to get the second highest medals.

Dorie Miller

Dorie Miller was born in Waco, Texas on October 12, 1919 and died in 1943. He was a cook and mass attendant on the USS West Virginia. On December 7, 1941, when the Japanese made their infamous surprise attack at Pearl Harbor, Dorie Miller took charge and shot down one of the Japanese plane. He then helped the captain of the ship. He received a medal for his bravery 6 months after the war was over. He was commended by the Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox on April 1, 1942, and on May 27, 1942 he received the Navy Cross, which Fleet Admiral, Chester W. Nimitz, the Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet personally presented to Miller on board aircraft carrier USS Enterprise for his extraordinary courage in battle. Dorie Miller was one of the first African American to receive one of the second highest medals.

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The Story of Dorie

Dorie Miller was born in Waco, Texas on October 12, 1919. His parents were Henrietta and Connery Miller, he had three brothers, one of which served in the Army during World War II. While attending Moore High School in Waco, he was a fullback on the football team. He worked on his father's farm before enlisting in the U.S Navy as Mess Attendant, Third Class, at Dallas, Texas, on September 16, 1939, to travel, and earn money for his family. He later was commended by the Secretary of the Navy, was advanced to Mess Attendant, Second Class and First Class, and subsequently was promoted to Cook, Third Class. In July of that year he had temporary duty aboard USS Nevada (BB-36) at Secondary Battery Gunnery School.On December 7, 1941, when the Japanese made their infamous surprise attack at Pearl Harbor, a black cook, Dorie Miller took over a machine gun aboard the USS West Virginia. "It wasn't hard. I just pulled the trigger and she worked fine. I had watched the others with these guns. I guess I fired her for about fifteen minutes. I think I got one of those Jap planes. They were diving pretty close to us." After the battle was over  Dorie Miller was commended by the Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox on April 1, 1942, and on May 27, 1942 he received the Navy Cross, which Fleet Admiral, Chester W. Nimitz, the Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet personally presented to Miller on board aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) for his extraordinary courage in battle.