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Doris Miller

1919 - 1943

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Doris "Dorie" Miller (October 12, 1919 – November 24, 1943) was a U.S. Navy sailor who was the first black recipient of the Navy Cross and a nominee for the Medal of Honor. As a mess attendant second class aboard the battleship USS West Virginia, Miller helped carry wounded sailors to safety during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He then manned an anti-aircraft gun and, despite no prior training in gunnery, officially shot down one plane (according to Navy Department records), but Miller and other eyewitnesses claimed a range of four to six. Miller received the Navy Cross from Admiral Chester Nimitz on May 27, 1942, but many sailors and naval officers believed that Miller's heroism deserved a Medal of Honor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Doris Miller is the 1,572nd most popular military personnel (down from 1,136th in 2019), the 5,741st most popular biography from United States (down from 3,327th in 2019) and the 96th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Doris Miller ranks 1,572 out of 2,058. Before him are Ronald Speirs, William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford, Cleitus the White, Illus, Nikolai Ruzsky, and Hans von Funck. After him are Jean Decoux, Robert Gould Shaw, Otto Deßloch, François Le Fort, Tommy Franks, and Yakov Smushkevich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Doris Miller ranks 197. Before him are Maria Lassnig, Eugenia Charles, R. M. Hare, Anita O'Day, Eileen Heckart, and Mohammed Karim Lamrani. After him are Michèle Arnaud, Laila Schou Nilsen, Roman Vlad, Polina Gelman, Olle Anderberg, and Gottfried Dienst. Among people deceased in 1943, Doris Miller ranks 145. Before him are Ashraf Ali Thanwi, Kočo Racin, Leonhard Stejneger, Ernst Trygger, Dora Gerson, and Lucien Démanet. After him are Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt, Helen Herron Taft, Kristjan Raud, Kiyotsugu Hirayama, Aleš Hrdlička, and Damrong Rajanubhab.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Doris Miller ranks 5,741 out of 20,380. Before him are Donald Keene (1922), Bill Byrge (1932), Jon Polito (1950), Gina Rodriguez (1984), Frank Irons (1886), and Adam Brody (1979). After him are Art Farmer (1928), Brenda Strong (1960), Sean S. Cunningham (1941), John Fiedler (1925), Sage Stallone (1976), and Buster Douglas (1960).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Doris Miller ranks 96. Before him are Courtney Hodges (1887), James Longstreet (1821), Hal Moore (1922), Nathanael Greene (1742), Nelson A. Miles (1839), and James M. Gavin (1907). After him are Robert Gould Shaw (1837), Tommy Franks (1945), Arleigh Burke (1901), Richmond K. Turner (1885), Henry Halleck (1815), and Carlos Hathcock (1942).

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