During the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Doris “Dorie” Miller grabbed an anti-aircraft gun on the USS West Virginia and shot down multiple Japanese planes. He became the first African American awarded the Navy Cross for heroism. #TheWarRoom #DorieMiller #PearlHarbor #WWIIHeroes #fblifestyle | The War Room

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

SALUTING A HERO: We kick off #BlackHistoryMonth by honoring U.S. Military hero Doris Miller who recently became the first black man to have a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier named after him. Learn more: https://abcn.ws/3b54385 | The View

The U.S Navy is naming the next aircraft carrier after World War II hero Doris "Dorie" Miller -- it's the first aircraft carrier named for an African American. Miller received the Navy Cross for valor for his actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor. https://cbsn.ws/2TFO4XB | CBS Colorado

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

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