Person · 1919–1943
Doris Miller
Navy mess attendant who manned an anti-aircraft gun during the attack on Pearl Harbor; the first Black American awarded the Navy Cross, and a posthumous Purple Heart recipient.
Military. Navy mess attendant who manned an anti-aircraft gun during the attack on Pearl Harbor; the first Black American awarded the Navy Cross, and a posthumous Purple Heart recipient.
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Navy mess attendant who manned an anti-aircraft gun during the attack on Pearl Harbor; the first Black American awarded the Navy Cross, and a posthumous Purple Heart recipient.