Doris Miller is hailed as a hero for his actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor
The U.S. Navy announced Sunday that it’s naming an aircraft carrier after World War II hero Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller, making him the first African-American to have an aircraft carrier named in his or her honor.
The U.S.S Miller, a destroyer escort, was previously named after him. That vessel was decommissioned in 1991. While gathering laundry on the U.S.S. West Virginia the day of the Pearl Harbor attack, Miller heard the alarm on his ship sound. He went to his battlestation, but it was damaged by enemy fire. After attempting to help a mortally wounded commanding officer, Miller manned a .50 caliber anti-aircraft machine gun and fired at the Japanese planes until he ran out of ammunition. He then helped other injured sailors evacuate.
Ravenscroft also told the AP that African-American men in the Navy were not allowed to man a gun in 1941.
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