Miller’s job was to take care of an officer he “laid out his clothes, shined his shoes, and served meals.” It’s not a job that really exists anymore. The USS Doris Miller, NPR explains, is named after messman Doris “Dorie” Miller. More importantly, however, the Doris Miller will also be the first carrier named after a Black sailor, breaking the string of political names that have plagued the U.S.
Ford class of ships, will be the first carrier named after an enlisted sailor. The USS Doris Miller, the fourth aircraft carrier in the Gerald R. Sometime in the late 2020s, a ship will float out of a Virginia drydock bearing the name of an American hero.
Navy will name a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier after mess attendant Doris Miller.
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