Doris Dorie Miller 
On December 7, 1941, Japanese War Planes Attacked Pearl Harbor.Doris "Dorie" Miller, A Black Navy Mess Attendant Aboard The USS Arizona, Ran On Deck And Manned A Machine Gun.With No Previous Gun Training, He Shot Down Four Enemy Planes Before Being Ordered To Abandon Ship.Miller Was Awarded The Navy Cross For His Extraordinary Courage.The 24 Year-Old Sailor Was Then Sent On Tour In African American Communities To Help Sell war Bonds.He Went Back Into The Navy Again, As A Mess Attendant, And Was Stationed On An Aircraft Carrier In The Pacific.In 1943, The Liscombe Bay Was Hit By A Japanese Torpedo. All On Board Were Killed, Including Dorie Miller, The First Hero Of World War II."In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr. 
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Sunday, December 6th 2009 at 12:49PM
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