Dorie Miller (1919-1943), Hero of World War II
• Serving in a noncombat role in the Navy, Dorie Miller responded heroically when the battleship West Virginia was attacked at Pearl Harbor
• Because the Navy was segregated, African-Americans were not given combat roles or weaponry training, so Miller’s adept ability to shoot down enemy planes was all the more remarkable
• First African-American awarded the U.S. Navy Cross
Dorie Miller (1919-1943), Hero of World War II
- Serving in a noncombat role in the Navy, Dorie Miller responded heroically when the battleship West Virginia was attacked at Pearl Harbor
- Because the Navy was segregated, African-Americans were not given
combat roles or weaponry training, so Miller’s adept ability to shoot
down enemy planes was all the more remarkable - First African-American awarded the U.S. Navy Cross
Comments