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Doris “Dorie” Miller featured on Distinguished Sailors stamps issued in 2010
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Stamp of Dorie Miller in his US Navy uniform
August 21, 2026 at 12:21 AM
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#USSDorieMiller #NavyCross #PearlHarbor
janisexton.bsky.social Janis @janisexton.bsky.social · Dec 7
#PearlHarborRemembrance💞🙏🏼🌈🇺🇸
Dec 7, 1941, Doris "Dorie" Miller, a Black cook board the USS West Va, took over a machine gun; fired at Japanese planes during the attack at Pearl Harbor.
First Black man to be awarded Navy Cross, the third highest honor awarded by the U.S. Navy...
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August 20, 2026 at 11:46 PM
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December 8, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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noagendamedia.bsky.social No Agenda Media @noagendamedia.bsky.social · Dec 7
On the bow of the small boat, battling the fire & rescuing survivors, is the Mess Attendant who had first mounted a machine gun attack against aircraft aboard West Virginia. Navy Cross recipient Doris "Dorie" Miller, namesake of future aircraft carrier USS Doris Miller (CVN 81). - https://x.com/U...
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August 20, 2026 at 11:52 PM
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#OTD #TDIH #May27, 1942 #DorieMiller becomes #1stAfricanAmericans awarded the #NavyCross for #heroism on the #USSWestVirginia during the #AttackOnPearlHarbor. #DorisMiller #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #BlackPeople #Blacks #PacificWar #WorldWarII #WWII
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May 27, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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jackandsarahmcg.bsky.social Jack&Sarah McGonegal @jackandsarahmcg.bsky.social · Mar 23
The Pentagon has scrubbed all references to Dorie Miller, the first black sailor to be awarded the Navy Cross. Miller was later killed in action in November 1943 during the Battle of Makin. How long before Hegseth announces the USS Miller, a Ford class carrier named for Dorie Miller, is canceled?
August 20, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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#OTD #TDIH #May27, 1942 #DorieMiller becomes #1stAfricanAmericans awarded the #NavyCross for #heroism on the #USSWestVirginia during the #AttackOnPearlHarbor. #DorisMiller #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #BlackPeople #Blacks #PacificWar #WorldWarII #WWII
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May 27, 2026 at 1:28 AM
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August 21, 1945: In what was likely the last U.S. Navy surface action of World War II, Gunner's Mate Third Class James "Jim" Ralph Reid Jr. earned the Navy Cross firing a bazooka and throwing a grenade into a Japanese junk off China.
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Pacific Wrecks - GM3C James "Jim" Ralph Reid Jr., U.S. Navy.
Served in the U.S. Navy and earned the Navy Cross on August 21, 1945.
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August 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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#INFURIATING ‼️

The Navy is considering renaming an aircraft carrier that was slated to honor a #PearlHarbor hero, instead now, after Trümp.

The ship was set to be named USS #DorisMiller. Doris was the first Black service member to receive the #NavyCross.
August 21, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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jmitchellnews.bsky.social Jerry Mitchell @jmitchellnews.bsky.social · Dec 7
#OnThisDay in 1941, Doris “Dorie” Miller of the USS West Virginia carried the injured captain & shipmates to safety during Pearl Harbor attack. 1st Black seaman to receive Navy Cross for valor. Cuba Gooding Jr. portrayed Miller in the 2001 film, “Pearl Harbor.”
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August 20, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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blitzetoile.bsky.social Blitz⭐︎ @blitzetoile.bsky.social · Dec 7
#OTDIH: #PearlHarbor happened, and the first #Black American to be honored from WWII, Doris Miller— from #Texas! —courageously left his post in the mess hall to fire artillery at the Japanese, weaponry he had never been trained to use (hint: segregation). He received the Navy Cross for his bravery.
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet, pins the Navy Cross on Doris "Dorie" Miller, Steward's Mate 1/c, USN, at a ceremony on board a U.S. Navy warship in Pearl Harbor, T.H., May 27, 1942. Sadly, Miller perished less than a year later when his ship was torpedoed in the Pacific Ocean during the Battle of the Gilbert Islands. The Navy posthumously honored him with a renaming of a dining hall, barracks, & even a navy destroyer escort, the USS Miller. Later in 2022, the Navy named an aircraft carrier, the USS Doris Miller, after him. TEXAS HONORS: In Waco, a YMCA branch, a park, and a cemetery bear his name; in Houston, an elementary school was named after him; in Austin, an auditorium at Huston-Tillotson College is named after him. Beyond Texas, a school was named after him in Philadelphia, a VFW chapter in Los Angeles, and a foundation for racial understanding in Chicago. Apologies for this lengthy alt text, but 300 characters are not enough to sing this man’s praises! #BlackHeroismMatters #BlackLivesMatter #BlackTexansMatter
August 20, 2026 at 11:48 PM
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Medal of Honor: All you need to know. #JohnBasilone #USMC #MedalofHonor #Guadalcanal #NavyCross #IwoJima
John Basilone, USMC awarded the Medal of Honor and Navy Cross. John Basilone, USMC awarded the Medal of Honor and Navy Cross.
August 17, 2024 at 4:02 PM
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March 25, 2026 at 10:07 AM
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Doris Miller is a #HERO. Awarded the #NavyCross he is an absolute #LEGEND! Trump, a draft dodging coward. He’s a #WarCriminal, #Felon & #Failure. Rename #CVN81 = #StolenValor. #USSDorisMiller #trump @votevets.org @petebuttigieg.bsky.social @captmarkkelly.bsky.social @adamkinzinger.substack.com
August 21, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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#BlackHistoryMonth

Day 12 - update

#BlackMilitary

#DorisMiller was the first Black recipient of the #NavyCross. Also, he was nominated for the Medal of Honor.

He shot down enemy planes during the attack on #PearlHarbor.

His heroism saved many lives.

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February 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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( #JCKaelin here: As a boy I met him while he raged for being denied a #SearsCreditCard at the #Sears in #NewBrunswick #NJ!)
#OTD #TDIH #January11, 1988: #RIP #PappyBoyington. #FighterAces #FlyingTigers #MOH #NavyCross #USMC #PacificWar #WorldWarII #WWII #TVSky
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January 10, 2026 at 11:48 PM
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John Basilone Memorial Park and mural in Raritan, NJ. Sergeant John Basilone, U.S.M.C. Medal of Honor, Guadalcanal — Navy Cross and Purple Heart (posthumously), Iwo Jima.

#WorldWarII #WorldWar2 #WWII #WW2 #JohnBasilone #MedalOfHonor #USMC #Guadalcanal #IwoJima #NavyCross #PurpleHeart
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May 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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#DorisMiller#NavyCross#USA#fyp#🙏
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August 24, 2026 at 3:49 AM
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August 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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usni.org U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · Nov 25
#OTD in 1943, 644 men on USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) were lost when the escort carrier was torpedoed. It was the largest loss of life in the sinking of a U.S. carrier. Among those killed was Dorie Miller who had been awarded the Navy Cross for his actions at Pearl Harbor.
August 20, 2026 at 11:44 PM
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bullet1982.bsky.social Listen To and Vote Like Black Women @bullet1982.bsky.social · May 27
Dorie Miller, a Black Navy messman aboard the USS Enterprise, despite no weapon training, risked his life and shot down, under fire, several enemy planes during Pearl Harbor. President Roosevelt had to order the Navy to honor Miller. On May 27, 1942 Miller received the Navy Cross. Glad you asked.
August 20, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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( #JCKaelin here: As a boy I met him while he raged for being denied a #SearsCreditCard at the #Sears in #NewBrunswick #NJ!)
#OTD #TDIH #January11, 1988: #RIP #PappyBoyington. #FighterAces #FlyingTigers #MOH #NavyCross #USMC #PacificWar #WorldWarII #WWII
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January 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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( #JCKaelin here: As a boy I met him while he raged for being denied a #SearsCreditCard at the #Sears in #NewBrunswick #NJ!)
#OTD #TDIH #December4, 1912: #BOTD: #HBD #PappyBoyington! #FighterAces #FlyingTigers #MOH #NavyCross #USMC #PacificWar #WorldWarII #WWII
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December 4, 2024 at 6:26 AM
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Time to upgrade Doris Miller's Navy Cross to Medal of Honor. Pearl Harbor hero in 1941. Later KIA in 1943.
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March 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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on Pearl Harbor. Miller had voluntarily manned an anti-aircraft gun and fired at the Japanese aircraft, despite having no prior training in the weapon's use.’
#DorisMiller #NavyCross #AdmiralNimitz #ChesterWNimitz #PearlHarbor #WW2
May 27, 2026 at 1:42 PM