WACO, Texas (FOX 44) – As the nation observes Black History Month, it honors individuals whose courage shaped not only ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michigan members of Congress, veterans groups and others are continuing to fight for the first Black sailor to win the Navy Cross ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - On October 12, 1919, Doris Miller, a hero of Pearl Harbor, was born in Waco. He enlisted in the Navy in 1939, though discrimination limited Black servicemen to non-combat roles.

HONOLULU — The U.S. Navy honored a World War II hero by naming a new aircraft carrier for Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller. The announcement was made at Pearl Harbor on Monday. Miller was the ...

On National Medal of Honor Day, Congressman Kweisi Mfume introduced two bills to honor African American World War II hero Doris “Dorie” Miller, who bravely manned an anti-aircraft gun during the Pearl ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor plunged the United States into World War II, and Waco native Doris Miller emerged as an American hero. Assigned as a mess ...

WASHINGTON — Last week, during National Medal of Honor Day on March 25, U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, introduced a pair of bills to commemorate the life and legacy of African American mess ...

A new commemorative coin sporting the face of Navy hero and Wacoan Doris Miller is expected to give the fundraising for Miller’s memorial a boost. The coins, available for a $50 or more donation to ...

Doris Jean Miller, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully at her home in Amherst after living a full and meaningful life. She was born on July 25, 1940, in Crab ...