At 7:57 a.m., as Doris Miller was collecting laundry aboard USS West Virginia, the Battle Stations alarm sounded and the ship was struck by bombs and torpedoes, erupting into flames. Denied weapons ...

Our beloved Doris Mae Miller, age 67, passed away Dec. 24, 2025, in Seattle, Wash., surrounded by the love of her family.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville artist Chris Clark paints a portrait of Doris “Dorie” Miller as retired Master Chief Mack Ellis shares the story of the first African American to earn the Navy Cross ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) announced the introduction of a pair of bills to commemorate the life and legacy of African American Mess Attendant Doris ‘Dorie’ Miller.

Adm. Chester Nimitz, commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet during World War II and a native of Fredericksburg, pins the Navy Cross on Doris "Dorie" Miller, a hero of the attack on Pearl Harbor and a ...

When Doris “Dorie” Miller fired at Japanese fighters with an anti-aircraft gun during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, he wasn’t just protecting his ship and crew — he also paved new ground ...

The Doris Miller Memorial on the banks of the Brazos River in downtown Waco honors a native son who served at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. The memorial, not far from the historic Waco Suspension ...

Family members of Waco’s own Pearl Harbor Day hero, Doris Miller, and representatives of American Legion Posts named in Miller’s honor joined local and area dignitaries to honor Miller’s legacy of ...

Doris J. (Schwoyer) Miller, 91, of Mertztown, passed away on Wednesday, December 6, 2017, at Luther Ridge at Seiders Hill Assisted Living Center, Pottsville. She was the widow of Wayne I. Miller, who ...