Doris Miller
Published on Nov 21, 2015
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Doris 'Dorie' Miller lived a short life and was recognized by many blacks, being heavily publicized by the black press. He was born October 12, 1919, unfortunately dying November 24, 1943.😪
Doris was born on a cotton farm to Connery and Henrietta Miller. He was the second- youngest in four sons usually cooking meals or doing the laundry and sometimes even working on his father's farm.
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He was in many wars, WWII (World War 2), The Attack on Pearl Harbour, Operation Galvanic, The Battle of Tarawa, The Battle of Makin (his last war) and some others.
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He won many awards (most of them being honour medals) such as the Purple Heart, The Combat Action Ribbon, The American Defence Medal, The Navy Cross and several others.
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A story was released by the Pittsburgh Courier. It gave his name as 'Dorie Miller'. Some writers suggested it as a name his fellow shipmates, family and friends would call him.
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