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✧ Doris Miller ✧
Doris Miller (October 12, 1919 – November 24, 1943) was a United States Navy cook who was the first black American to be awarded the Navy Cross, the highest decoration for valor in combat after the Medal of Honor. Miller served aboard USS West Virginia, a battleship that was sunk by Japanese torpedo bombers during the surprise attack on Pear...
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WraitheHadn’t seen it cross my timeline so I’m posting it.
Apparently an navy pilot during the Korean War was engaged by multiple _Soviet_ MIG-15’s and managed to shoot down 4 of them in his F9, and kept it quiet (the #USNavy knew as did #eisenhower ) amid concerns it could trigger WWIII
He’s got a #navycross for it on Friday …70 years later:
(Hilariously they thought he only shot down 3 until Soviet records were released in the 90’s)
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/20/asia/korean-war-fighter-pilot-soviet-shootdown-intl-hnk-ml/index.html
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Shipwrecks & Sea Dogs PodcastIn honor of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in the U.S., I am featuring Doris "Dorie" Miller from Waco, TX.
Miller was serving on the battleship West Virginia in Pearl Harbor as a Navy Cook 3rd Class when the Japanese attacked in Dec 7 1941. When the attack began, Miller manned an anti-aircraft gun, despite having no training, and shot down several Japanese planes. He also helped numerous injured sailors to safety. Sadly, he later died in battle in 1943. He is the first black American to receive the Navy Cross, the second highest service decoration for valor in combat.
