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Steel-cutting ceremony kicks off Naval carrier construction, first one named after African American Sailor

Steel-cutting ceremony kicks off Naval carrier construction, first one named after African American Sailor

The birth of a new aircraft carrier at Newport News Shipbuilding started on Wednesday. It will eventually be named the USS Doris Miller, named after the Navy Sailor.

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In a historic moment just in time for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly has announced that the newest U.S. Navy aircraft carrier will be named USS Doris Miller (CVN 81). Miller was the first African American to receive the Navy Cross. Full story: https://navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=111881 | U.S. Navy

In a historic moment just in time for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly has announced that the newest U.S. Navy aircraft carrier will be named USS Doris Miller (CVN 81). Miller was the first African American to receive the Navy Cross. Full story: https://navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=111881 | U.S. Navy

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CVN-81 USS Doris Miller: The $20 Billion Sea Monster takes shape! It projects ultimate power. But critics ask: Can a ship this expensive actually survive a swarm of $50k hypersonic missiles? 🇺🇸⚓ . . #military #usa #NavyLife #Construction #Supercarrier #FutureWarfare #MilitaryDebate #Maritime #Steel | Military Aviation

CVN-81 USS Doris Miller: The $20 Billion Sea Monster takes shape! It projects ultimate power. But critics ask: Can a ship this expensive actually survive a swarm of $50k hypersonic missiles? 🇺🇸⚓ . . #military #usa #NavyLife #Construction #Supercarrier #FutureWarfare #MilitaryDebate #Maritime #Steel | Military Aviation

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Doris Miller was a mess attendant aboard the battleship USS West Virginia during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. His strength and courage saved the lives of men who might otherwise have perished. Yet his story went unacknowledged for years. | National Geographic TV

Doris Miller was a mess attendant aboard the battleship USS West Virginia during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. His strength and courage saved the lives of men who might otherwise have perished. Yet his story went unacknowledged for years. | National Geographic TV

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SPECIAL TRIBUTE: The U.S. Navy is naming a future aircraft carrier after Doris Miller, a late ship cook aboard the USS West Virginia during the Pearl Harbor attack, who defended his ship and saved lives. David Muir reports. #AmericaStrong https://abcn.ws/3kKXgaM | ABC World News Tonight with David Muir

SPECIAL TRIBUTE: The U.S. Navy is naming a future aircraft carrier after Doris Miller, a late ship cook aboard the USS West Virginia during the Pearl Harbor attack, who defended his ship and saved lives. David Muir reports. #AmericaStrong https://abcn.ws/3kKXgaM | ABC World News Tonight with David Muir

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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. | CBS Newspath

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. | CBS Newspath

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CELEBRATING THE LEGACY: Several events around the country celebrated the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., as the U.S. Navy honors Pearl Harbor Hero — Doris Miller — with the first aircraft carrier named after an African American. David Muir reports. https://abcn.ws/2NF48VV | ABC World News Tonight with David Muir

CELEBRATING THE LEGACY: Several events around the country celebrated the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., as the U.S. Navy honors Pearl Harbor Hero — Doris Miller — with the first aircraft carrier named after an African American. David Muir reports. https://abcn.ws/2NF48VV | ABC World News Tonight with David Muir

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Today, Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly will officially name the future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier (CVN 81) in honor of World War II hero Ship’s Cook Third Class Doris Miller, at a ceremony in Pearl Harbor, HI. Learn how his actions on Dec. 7, 1941, earned him the Navy Cross. | U.S. Navy

Today, Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly will officially name the future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier (CVN 81) in honor of World War II hero Ship’s Cook Third Class Doris Miller, at a ceremony in Pearl Harbor, HI. Learn how his actions on Dec. 7, 1941, earned him the Navy Cross. | U.S. Navy

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SPECIAL TRIBUTE: The U.S. Navy is naming a future aircraft carrier after Doris Miller, a late ship cook aboard the USS West Virginia during the Pearl Harbor attack, who defended his ship and saved lives. David Muir reports. #AmericaStrong https://abcn.ws/3kKXgaM | ABC World News Tonight with David Muir

SPECIAL TRIBUTE: The U.S. Navy is naming a future aircraft carrier after Doris Miller, a late ship cook aboard the USS West Virginia during the Pearl Harbor attack, who defended his ship and saved lives. David Muir reports. #AmericaStrong https://abcn.ws/3kKXgaM | ABC World News Tonight with David Muir

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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. | CBS Newspath

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. | CBS Newspath

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CELEBRATING THE LEGACY: Several events around the country celebrated the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., as the U.S. Navy honors Pearl Harbor Hero — Doris Miller — with the first aircraft carrier named after an African American. David Muir reports. https://abcn.ws/2NF48VV | ABC World News Tonight with David Muir

CELEBRATING THE LEGACY: Several events around the country celebrated the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., as the U.S. Navy honors Pearl Harbor Hero — Doris Miller — with the first aircraft carrier named after an African American. David Muir reports. https://abcn.ws/2NF48VV | ABC World News Tonight with David Muir

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The US Navy announces the naming of the new Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Doris Miller (CVN 81) at a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration event on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. This will be the second ship named in honor of Miller, and the first aircraft carrier ever named for an African American and an enlisted Sailor. | First State Update

The US Navy announces the naming of the new Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Doris Miller (CVN 81) at a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration event on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. This will be the second ship named in honor of Miller, and the first aircraft carrier ever named for an African American and an enlisted Sailor. | First State Update

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The USS Doris Miller (CVN-81) is a future Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier currently under construction for the United States Navy. It is being built at Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, located in Newport News, Virginia — the only shipyard in America capable of constructing nuclear-powered carriers. The ship's keel is scheduled to be laid in January 2026, marking the formal start of its assembly. Following years of advanced construction

The USS Doris Miller (CVN-81) is a future Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier currently under construction for the United States Navy. It is being built at Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, located in Newport News, Virginia — the only shipyard in America capable of constructing nuclear-powered carriers. The ship's keel is scheduled to be laid in January 2026, marking the formal start of its assembly. Following years of advanced construction

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Doris “Dorie” Miller was stationed aboard the USS West Virginia moored in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Miller joined the Navy in 1939 at a time when the service remained deeply segregated. As a Black man, he was not eligible for training or assignment in any special training. When the fleet came under attack by the Empire of Japan, 22-year-old mess attendant third class Miller was below decks. With the first explosion, he went to his battle station in the ship’s magazine, where he expected

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On December 7, 1941, during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Doris “Dorie” Miller, an African American Mess Attendant in the U.S. Navy, performed acts of extraordinary heroism. Despite being restricted by segregation-era policies to serve only in support roles, Miller: • Carried wounded sailors (including his ship’s captain) to safety • Manned an anti-aircraft machine gun — a weapon he was not trained to use • Fired at attacking Japanese aircraft until the ammunition ran out • Became one of the first

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On today's 5 to Know: WWII hero Doris "Dorie" Miller will become the first African American to have an aircraft carrier named in his honor today, U.S. Space Force reveals its uniforms, and other trending news. | Sioux City Journal

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THE COOK WHO SAVED PEARL HARBOR December 7, 1941. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Doris "Dorie" Miller was a 22-year-old cook aboard the USS West Virginia. At 7:55 AM, he was collecting laundry below deck when Japanese torpedoes slammed into the ship. Miller rushed to his battle station—a gun magazine. It was destroyed. So he did what he could. He started carrying wounded sailors to safety. His captain, Mervyn Bennion, had been hit by shrapnel. Miller dragged him to cover, even as bombs fell and bullets r

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