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 ...

HONOLULU — The U.S. Navy honored a World War II hero by naming a new aircraft carrier for Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller. The announcement was made at Pearl Harbor on Monday. Miller was the ...

On the morning of December 7, 1941, Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller was doing laundry below deck of the battleship USS West Virginia, yet another in an endless series of menial tasks to which he ...

When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Doris Miller was doing laundry below decks of the USS West Virginia, a 32,600-ton Colorado-class battleship. During the battle, the USS West ...

As Americans pause to remember Pearl Harbor, we honor the courage of the men and women who faced that surprise attack with bravery that changed history. Among them stands one of America’s truest ...

Mess Attendant Doris “Dorie” Miller manned an anti-aircraft gun and downed enemy planes during Pearl Harbor despite a lack of training by the Navy. (Courtesy photo) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today (March 25) ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor plunged the United States into World War II, and Waco native Doris Miller emerged as an American hero. Assigned as a mess ...

On National Medal of Honor Day, Congressman Kweisi Mfume introduced two bills to honor African American World War II hero Doris “Dorie” Miller, who bravely manned an anti-aircraft gun during the Pearl ...

Doris "Dorie" Miller, a Black sailor who served at Pearl Harbor, saved lives, shot down planes. Miller manned a machine gun during the Pearl Harbor attack, despite lacking formal training, and ...

As Americans pause to remember Pearl Harbor, we honor the courage of the men and women who faced that surprise attack with bravery that changed history. Among them stands one of America’s truest ...