| LC control no. | n 97106993 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Miller, Doris, 1919-1943 |
| Variant(s) | Miller, Doris, 1919-1944 Miller, Dorie, 1919-1943 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1919-10-12 |
| Death date | 1943-11-24 |
| Place of birth | Waco (Tex.) |
| Found in | Doris Miller, 1997: CIP t.p. (Doris Miller) CIP galley (Born on the small farm in Speegleville, 10-12-19; d. Nov. 25, 1944; World War Two hero) Doris Miller, Pearl Harbor, and the birth of the civil rights movement, 2018: ECIP data view (Ship's Cook Third Class Doris "Dorie" Miller) chapter seven (Mr. and Mrs. Connery Miller were notified on 7 December that their son was "Missing in Action"; 25 November 1944 Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal announced that Doris Miller "presumed dead") Wikipedia, viewed May 25, 2017 (Doris "Dorie" Miller (October 12, 1919 - November 24, 1943) born in Waco, Texas; a Messman Third Class that the United States Navy noted for his bravery during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; first African American to be awarded the Navy Cross; Miller's acts were heavily publicized in the black press, making him an iconic emblem of the war for black Americans; killed in action when USS Liscome Bay was sunk by a Japanese submarine during the Battle of Makin) Find a Grave website, viewed June 1, 2017 (Doris "Dorrie" Miller; death: Nov. 24, 1943, At Sea; On November 24, 1943, a single torpedo struck and sunk the carrier, killing 646 of the 918 personnel on board; Miller was among those whose bodies were never recovered) |
| Associated language | eng |
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