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USS Miller (FF-1091), a destroyer escort (reclassified as a Knox-class frigate on June 30, 1975) [57] commissioned on June 30, 1973; [58] decommissioned on October 15, 1991, was named after him. The Bachelor Enlisted Quarters at Naval Station Great Lakes was dedicated to Miller on December 7, 1971.
USS Miller (FF-1091), originally (DE-1091), was a Knox-class destroyer escort in the United States Navy. She was named for Cook Third Class Doris "Dorie" Miller , who was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions at the attack on Pearl Harbor .
English: Doris "Dorie" Miller, Mess Attendant Second Class, USN (1919-1943) just after being presented with the Navy Cross by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, on board USS Enterprise (CV-6) at Pearl Harbor, 27 May 1942. The medal was awarded for heroism on board USS West Virginia (BB-48) during the Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941.
The ship, named for Messman Second Class Doris Miller, is the first aircraft carrier named for both an enlisted sailor and an African American. [8] The ship will be the second to honor Miller, who received the Navy Cross for his actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor; the first ship was USS Miller (FF-1091).
The destroyer USS Miller was also named after him. Articles in which this image appears Doris Miller, List of people from Texas, 1943; also has EV at USS Doris Miller (CVN-81) when that is expanded FP category for this image Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History or
Charles H. McMorris, namesake of USS McMorris (DE-1036) Luke McNamee, [14] 10th and 12th Naval Governor of Guam, and 21st Director of the Office of Naval Intelligence; Doris "Dorie" Miller (first African American recipient), namesake of USS Miller (FF-1091) and USS Doris Miller (CVN-81) Marc Mitscher (three awards) John Anderson Moore (three ...
†Doris Miller: First African-American to receive the Navy Cross, namesake of frigate USS Miller, [42] and of USS Doris Miller, [43] a Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier scheduled to be laid down in 2026 and launched in 2029. [44] †Henry M. Mullinnix: Admiral of Carrier Division 24, namesake of destroyer USS Mullinnix [42]
USS Miller (DD-535) was a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Medal of Honor recipient Acting Master's Mate James Miller. Miller was laid down 18 August 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Co., San Francisco, California ; launched 15 February 1943; sponsored by Mr. William P. Upshur; and ...