It was December 7 1941 when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Dorie Miller a African American cook on a ship sacrificed his life to try and stop enemy planes while the bombing of Pearl Harbor was happening. Born in Waco, Texas on October 12, 1919 to Henrietta and Conery Miller. He was a fullback on his high school football team at Moore High School. He had three brothers one who was in the army during World War II. He worked on his fathers farm before enlisting in the U.S Navy as a mess attendant. Dorie Miller was a great American hero and the best part about him was he was not one of the front line guys just another worker in the Navy, but still made his impact in history and this is why we should be named after him.
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