Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jessica Blackwell | AFN Naples | 05.18.2021
210527-N-ND356-0001 NAPLES, Italy (May 27, 2021) On today’s day in history, May 27, 1942, Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller was awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism at Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941 by Adm. Chester W. Nimitz. Almost two years later, on November 24, 1943, he was killed when his ship was torpedoed during the invasion of the Gilbert Islands. A new Ford-class aircraft carrier......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza | Office of the Secretary of the Navy | 01.20.2020
200120-N-PM193-2283 PEARL HARBOR (Jan. 20, 2020) Brenda Haven, niece of World War II hero Doris “Dorie” Miller, hugs Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly after the unveiling of the new Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Doris Miller (CVN 81) at a Martin Luther King Day celebration event on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. This will be the second ship named in honor of Miller, and the......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza | Office of the Secretary of the Navy | 01.20.2020
200120-N-PM193-2873 PEARL HARBOR (Jan. 20, 2020) Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly formally announces the name of the new Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Doris Miller (CVN 81) at a Martin Luther King Day celebration event on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. This will be the second ship named in honor of Miller, and the first aircraft carrier ever named for an African American and an......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza | Office of the Secretary of the Navy | 01.20.2020
200120-N-PM193-2449 PEARL HARBOR (Jan. 20, 2020) Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly, right, poses for a photo next to a graphic illustration of the new Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Doris Miller (CVN 81) with Doris “Dorie” Miller’s family members at a Martin Luther King Day celebration event on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. This will be the second ship named in honor of......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza | Office of the Secretary of the Navy | 01.20.2020
200120-N-PM193-2275 PEARL HARBOR (Jan. 20, 2020) Family members of World War II hero Doris “Dorie” Miller react after the unveiling of the new Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Doris Miller (CVN 81) at a Martin Luther King Day celebration event on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. This will be the second ship named in honor of Miller, and the first aircraft carrier ever named for an African......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza | Office of the Secretary of the Navy | 01.20.2020
200120-N-PM193-2727 PEARL HARBOR (Jan. 20, 2020) Rep. Eddie Bernice-Johnson speaks during a Martin Luther King Day celebration event on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The ceremony ended after the unveiling of the new Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Doris Miller (CVN 81). This will be the second ship named in honor of Miller, and the first aircraft carrier ever named for an African American......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza | Office of the Secretary of the Navy | 01.20.2020
200120-N-PM193-2419 PEARL HARBOR (Jan. 20, 2020) Emrys Bledsoe, bottom, great-great-grandnephew of World War II hero Doris “Dorie” Miller, attempts to cut a cake next to Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly, third from left, Mrs. Robyn Modly, left, Rep. Eddie Bernice-Johnson, right, and other Miller relatives at a Martin Luther King Day celebration event on Joint Base Pearl......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza | Office of the Secretary of the Navy | 01.20.2020
200120-N-PM193-2255 PEARL HARBOR (Jan. 20, 2020) Family members of World War II hero Doris “Dorie” Miller react after the unveiling of the new Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Doris Miller (CVN 81) at a Martin Luther King Day celebration event on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. This will be the second ship named in honor of Miller, and the first aircraft carrier ever named for an African......
