More than 80 years after his heroic actions, supporters are urging Congress to award World War II sailor Dorie Miller the ...

More than 80 years later, officials, veterans and civil rights groups, are urging Congress to award World War II hero Dorie ...

According to Miller family stories, he was named "Doris" because the midwife who attended his mother had predicted the birth of a girl. "Dorie" might have been a nickname or perhaps a misspelling.

Until Dorie Miller is awarded the Medal of Honor, a shadow will linger over our history, one that reflects the deep racial inequalities of the past.

About 3,700 miles from Austin, at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, a 22-year-old man from Waco named Doris Miller – nicknamed Dorie, a cook on the USS West Virginia – heard the alarm as several hundred ...

Other Dorie Miller posts dot the nation, from New York to California. Yarborough said that through the decades, Post 194 and Auxiliary have provided exceptional service to veterans and the community.

Doris Miller got a hero’s welcome Thursday in his hometown of Waco, exactly 76 years after the Navy mess attendant crossed the color line to defend his ship at Pearl Harbor.

Miller was a young African American cook on the USS West Virginia, who rose above what he was trained to do when the attack began. "When the alarm sounded, when the Japanese attacked, he actually ...

Doris "Dorie" Miller wearing his Navy Cross, 1942 (via U.S. Navy/National Archives) American Legion Dorie Miller Post 194 and its auxiliary will celebrate their namesake during a special event in ...

Since it was constructed in 1944, Doris "Dorie" Miller Auditorium, named for the World War II hero, has witnessed events happy, sad and, in some cases, jubilant, such as this "Rosewood N The Park ...