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.