WWII hero Dorie Miller to get aircraft carrier named after him; legacy honored in Beaumont

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Thank you, my friend Sgt Kelli Mays for making us aware that WWII hero Dorie Miller will be honored by the U.S. Navy when a new aircraft carrier is named for Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller.


"An American Legion hall in Beaumont, Texas, is celebrating the legacy of a Navy World War II hero after whom the hall is named.
Doris E. 'Dorie' Miller from Waco was the first African-American to receive the Navy Cross for valor.
A ship is named after him, and Sunday, the Navy announced an aircraft carrier will carry his name.
The Dorie E. Miller American Legion Post 817 off Cardinal Drive in Beaumont is also named after Miller.
The head of the organization tells KFDM/Fox 4 the American Legion post in Beaumont is the only one in Texas named after Miller. He says there used to be ten posts with his name.
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The U.S. Navy is expected to honor a World War II hero when a new aircraft carrier is named for Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller.
The announcement is expected to be made at Pearl Harbor Monday, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Friday.
Miller was recognized for manning a machine gun on the USS West Virginia and returning fire against Japanese planes during the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.
USS Miller, a destroyer escort, was previously named in his honor.
"I think that Doris Miller is an American hero simply because of what he represents as a young man going beyond the call of what's expected," said Doreen Ravenscroft, a team leader for the Doris Miller Memorial.
An African American was not allowed to man a gun in the Navy in 1941, Ravenscroft said.
"Without him really knowing, he actually was a part of the Civil Rights movement because he changed the thinking in the Navy," Ravenscroft said.
Two of Miller's nieces are expected to be at Pearl Harbor for the announcement on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Miller, then 22, was collecting laundry when the attack alarm sounded. His normal battle station in an antiaircraft battery magazine was destroyed by a torpedo. He went on deck"
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