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WEB EXTRA: First Navy Aircraft Carrier To Be Named For African American
Video Credit: CBS4 Miami
Published on January 20, 2020 - Duration: 00:16s
WEB EXTRA: First Navy Aircraft Carrier To Be Named For African American
The U.S Navy is naming the next aircraft carrier after World War II hero Doris "Dorie" Miller.
He received the Navy Cross for valor for his actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The USS Doris Miller will be the first aircraft carrier named for an African American.
WATCH: There was a ceremony for Miller in Hawaii on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.