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Navy to name aircraft carrier for Pearl Harbor hero Doris Miller
Honolulu Star-Ad ^ | Jan. 17 , 2020 | Will Cole

Posted on 01/17/2020 11:19:16 PM PST by LeoWindhorse

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Pearl Harbor Monday, the U.S. Navy is expected to announce that a new aircraft carrier will be named after Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller, the first African American to receive the Navy Cross for valor for his actions on Dec. 7, 1941, when he manned a machine gun on the USS West Virginia to fire back at attacking Japanese planes.

“I think that Doris Miller is an American hero simply because of what he represents as a young man going beyond the call of what’s expected,” said Doreen Ravenscroft, president of Cultural Arts of Waco (Texas), and team leader for the Doris Miller Memorial.

In 1941, an African American was not allowed to man a gun in the Navy, and as far as rank was concerned, “he could not really get above a messman level,” Ravenscroft said. His actions started to turn the tide, she added.

“Without him really knowing, he actually was a part of the Civil Rights movement because he changed the thinking in the Navy,” Ravenscroft said.

“In the end, the fact that he didn’t think about what could be repercussions — that wasn’t a thought, when, at the time and in war, he did what was needed in his way to defend the United States of America,” she said.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Hawaii
KEYWORDS: aircraftcarrier; carrier; dorismiller; makinisland; pearlharbor; usn; ww2
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1 posted on 01/17/2020 11:19:16 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: LeoWindhorse

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Miller?fbclid=IwAR151J5bcQRxj5wmFRtphNW1izSDXjPwLtJRxIWKuJr6GU1zFB6P39PncEo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Liscome_Bay?fbclid=IwAR1lXw40zZM_HqXdSRxo5AM2AKVUioKzudzjVFZul4k7KV9b2hKMYGQBoPI

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Makin?fbclid=IwAR1lXw40zZM_HqXdSRxo5AM2AKVUioKzudzjVFZul4k7KV9b2hKMYGQBoPI

Remember....


2 posted on 01/17/2020 11:22:14 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: LeoWindhorse

I’m surprised they didn’t name it after Chelsea Clinton or some other lefty dolt.


3 posted on 01/17/2020 11:22:47 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (BLACK LIVES MAGA)
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To: LeoWindhorse

Heroic actions by sailor Miller.

But life must have been tough for a man named Doris.....


4 posted on 01/17/2020 11:23:25 PM PST by DeFault User
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To: Jeff Chandler

This will be the second ship named for him. Has that ever happened before?


5 posted on 01/17/2020 11:23:51 PM PST by txnativegop (The political left, Mankinds intellectual and political hemlock)
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To: Jeff Chandler

You own what you earn.

Mr. Miller earned it


6 posted on 01/17/2020 11:24:06 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: DeFault User

He was named Doris, as the midwife who assisted his mother was convinced the baby would be female


7 posted on 01/17/2020 11:25:27 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: txnativegop

You are right about that :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Miller_(FF-1091)


8 posted on 01/17/2020 11:26:58 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: LeoWindhorse

I wonder if the aircraft carrier will be one of the full sized nuclear powered carriers or one of the helicopter carriers?


9 posted on 01/17/2020 11:28:19 PM PST by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: LeoWindhorse
Petty Officer Miller was a hero who, when the chips were down, ran to a weapon (upon which he was not trained) figured out how to use it, and effectively engaged the enemy. He then risked his life numerous times rescuing casualties. He later died when his ship, the USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) was sunk by a Japanese submarine in November 1943.

He has already had a ship named after him, USS Miller (FF-1091) which was active in the fleet from 1973-1991. He would be a good choice for another frigate or a destroyer, but I don't think he should have a carrier named after him. But it's a better choice than a politician.

10 posted on 01/17/2020 11:37:10 PM PST by drop 50 and fire for effect ("Work relentlessly, accomplish much, remain in the background, and be more than you seem.")
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To: drop 50 and fire for effect

Good thoughts

Wasp-class amphibious assault ship


11 posted on 01/17/2020 11:42:41 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: LeoWindhorse

[He was named Doris, as the midwife who assisted his mother was convinced the baby would be female]

Well, back then ya had a 50% chance of being correct....(lol)

Then came Barack Hussein Obama.


12 posted on 01/17/2020 11:47:41 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: DeFault User

In 1941, a black enlisted navy guy and named Doris.

Cripes. Only way to be worse would be to be burned/scarred and have a hump on the back.


13 posted on 01/17/2020 11:48:46 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: txnativegop

Yes, it’s pretty common, and in some cases more than twice. USS FARRAGUT (DDG 99), is the 5th ship to bear the name of the US Navy’s first Admiral, David Glasgow Farragut.

It is a significant break from tradition to name a CVN after an Enlisted man.


14 posted on 01/17/2020 11:48:54 PM PST by ETCM
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To: LeoWindhorse

Not to rain on Mr Miller’s heroics, which speak for itself but carriers are usually named after heroic battles (USS Lexington, USS Yorktown, USS Midway, USS Tarawa) Former warships(USS Enterprise) or presidents.(USS John F. Kennedy, USS Gerald R. Ford, USS Ronald Reagan)

Tradition should be upheld so if this hero have a ship named after him, how about a destroyer?

I will say, at least it wasn’t named after a homo or trans sexual.


15 posted on 01/17/2020 11:49:48 PM PST by RedMonqey
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To: LeoWindhorse

When ordinary men did extraordinary things.


16 posted on 01/17/2020 11:52:38 PM PST by abigkahuna (How can you be at two places at once when you are nowhere at all?)
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To: RedMonqey

the naming ceremony will be coming up on Monday
I am betting a Wasp Class assault carrier


17 posted on 01/17/2020 11:54:59 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: LeoWindhorse

My long time neighbor, Walter Kandelin, was there at Pearl Harbor that day. The gun lockers were Locked and they busted them open and started shooting away. Heroes! Every one!


18 posted on 01/18/2020 12:01:10 AM PST by Island Girl
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To: Island Girl

He’s buried at Punchbowl. RIP, Walter. We love you...


19 posted on 01/18/2020 12:02:28 AM PST by Island Girl
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To: DeFault User

I doubt that many dissed Miller over his first name since he was also the heavyweight boxing champ of his ship.


20 posted on 01/18/2020 12:02:53 AM PST by Rockingham
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