Dorie Miller

 On May 27, 1942, Dorie Miller became the first African-American to earn the Navy Cross (it should have been the Medal of Honor, but the Navy was racist) for his bravery during the Pearl Harbor attack. Dorie (born Doris) Miller was an African-American who enlisted in the Navy in September, Read more…

                In Sept., 1939, Doris (the midwife that delivered him was sure he was a girl) Miller rode in the back of a bus to enlist in the U.S. Navy.  Back then, the Navy greatly limited opportunities, but for a high school dropout who came from a poor family, it Read more…