Navy Aircraft Carrier to Be Named for Black Pearl Harbor Veteran

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Doris Miller was working as a mess attendant on the battleship West Virginia the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. An alarm sounded, and as the ship drew heavy fire, Mr. Miller raced to assist the West Virginia’s fatally wounded commanding officer. He also fired a machine gun against enemy planes.

For his bravery and “distinguished devotion to duty” that day, Mr. Miller was awarded the prestigious Navy Cross, the second-highest military decoration, in 1942, making him the first African-American to receive the medal.

Now, 78 years after the attack, the United States Navy is set to recognize the sailor with another honor on Monday, when it is expected to name a CVN-81 aircraft carrier after Mr. Miller, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported.

“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,” Doreen Ravenscroft, a team leader for the Doris Miller Memorial, told the newspaper.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/navy-aircraft-carrier-to-be-named-for-black-pearl-harbor-veteran/ar-BBZ5TNc?li=BBnb7Kz

[jimfields33]

1. So deserving

His last named ship decommissioned in 1991. It was a ship, but not a carrier. This is awesome.

[Pope George Ringo II]

2. I admit I still prefer insects and battles.

But this beats the hell out of some politician.