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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).
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 .
Dorie Miller Galley, the main galley for Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti [60] Doris Miller Dining Hall, Naval Air Station Chase Field, Beeville, Texas [61] Doris Miller Park, a housing community for military personnel in Honolulu [62] USS Doris Miller (CVN-81), a future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier, announced on January 19, 2020.
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 is now leading the United States’ task force in the eastern Mediterranean, following the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald Ford, which was sent home at the New Year.
Long before she was Vice President, Kamala Harris took a flight aboard one of Trump's planes. It happened in 1994, when Harris was in a relationship with then-Assembly Speaker Willie Brown.
The first aircraft carrier commissioned into the U.S. Navy was USS Langley (CV-1) on 20 March 1922. The Langley was a converted Proteus-class collier, originally commissioned as USS Jupiter (AC-3). [1]
Earlier this month, Japan grounded its fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft again following an incident where one of the hybrid helicopter-aircraft tilted unexpectedly and hit the ground while trying to ...