Adm. Chester Nimitz, commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet during World War II and a native of Fredericksburg, pins the Navy Cross on Doris "Dorie" Miller, a hero of the attack on Pearl Harbor and a ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Petty Officer 3rd Class Doris Miller was honored at a Harbor Day memorial service held by his statue in Bledsoe-Miller Park. Miller’s great nephew, Thomas Bledsoe, said Miller’s ...

Mess Attendant Doris “Dorie” Miller manned an anti-aircraft gun and downed enemy planes during Pearl Harbor despite a lack of training by the Navy. (Courtesy photo) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today (March 25) ...

In his typically thoughtful, insightful way, local philanthropist and former ambassador Lyndon Olson Jr. added to our understanding of Doris Miller during the unveiling of a statue honoring the ...

WASHINGTON — Last week, during National Medal of Honor Day on March 25, U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, introduced a pair of bills to commemorate the life and legacy of African American mess ...

For many years, I have taken a personal interest in this day. I grew up in a family and in an instructive community environment where Pearl Harbor Day was a vivid reminder of an attack that, in some ...

Doris "Dorie" Miller, a Black sailor who served at Pearl Harbor, saved lives, shot down planes. Miller manned a machine gun during the Pearl Harbor attack, despite lacking formal training, and ...

Dec. 7, 2024, marks the 83rd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, a day etched in the annals of American history. Amid the chaos of that fateful day, a young African American Navy mess attendant ...

On National Medal of Honor Day, Congressman Kweisi Mfume introduced two bills to honor African American World War II hero Doris “Dorie” Miller, who bravely manned an anti-aircraft gun during the Pearl ...

The generation that lived through World War II needs no reminder of Pearl Harbor Day. Dec. 7, 1941, is burned into the minds of older Americans, just as Nov. 22, 1963, and Sept. 11, 2001, are for ...