World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Dorie Miller
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Honored By
Roy T. Brown
Relationship
An appreciative U. S. Citizen
A COOK, MESS ATTENDANT ABOARD THE USS WEST VIRGINIA BB-48 WHEN THE JAPANESE ATTACKED PEARL HARBOR ON DECEMBER 7, 1941. HE GRABBED AN ABANDONED MACHINE GUN AND FIRED AT THE JAPANESE DIVE-BOMBERS. FOR THIS HE WAS AWARDED THE NAVY CROSS.