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....and was the first African American to receive the Navy Cross for valor

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ro-Miller.html

The US Navy is to name new aircraft carrier after a World War II hero

Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller was the first African American to receive
the Navy Cross for valor in 1942

The $13billion aircraft carrier will be the fourth of the new Gerald R.
Ford-class supercarriers, and is scheduled to launch in 2027, and enter service
in 2030

Miller manned a machine gun on the USS West Virginia and returning fire against
Japanese planes during the December 7 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor

Miller, then 22, was collecting laundry when the attack alarm sounded

His normal battle station was destroyed by a torpedo so he went on deck and
carried wounded soldiers to safety before manning a machine gun

At the time an African American was not allowed to man a gun in the Navy

The announcement is expected to be made at Pearl Harbor Monday, on Martin Luther
King Junior Day

Miller died on a ship that was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in 1943

The US Navy is expected to honor a World War II hero when a new aircraft carrier
is named for Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller.

The announcement is expected to be made at Pearl Harbor Monday, The Honolulu
Star-Advertiser reported Friday.

Miller was the first African American to receive the Navy Cross for valor.

Miller was recognized for manning a machine gun on the USS West Virginia and
returning fire against Japanese planes during the December 7 1941 attack on
Pearl Harbor.

USS Miller, a destroyer escort, was previously named in his honor.

'I think that Doris Miller is an American hero simply because of what he
represents as a young man going beyond the call of what´s expected,' said Doreen
Ravenscroft, a team leader for the Doris Miller Memorial.

An African American was not allowed to man a gun in the Navy in 1941,
Ravenscroft said.

'Without him really knowing, he actually was a part of the Civil Rights movement
because he changed the thinking in the Navy,' Ravenscroft said.

Two of Miller´s nieces are expected to be at Pearl Harbor for the announcement
on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The $13billion aircraft carrier will be the fourth of the new Gerald R.
Ford-class supercarriers, and is scheduled to launch in 2027, and enter service
in 2030.

The carriers are the largest world, and will eventually replace the existing
Nimitz-class.

Two of the class have already been built - the USS Gerald R. Ford and the USS
John F. Kennedy, while a third - the USS Enterprise - is under construction and
scheduled to be launched in 2025.

Naming the newest addition after a sailor is uncommon, with the more recent
carriers typically honoring former US presidents. Meanwhile, the Enterprise will
be the ninth US Navy ship to bear the name.

During the attack on Pearl Harbor Miller, then 22, was collecting laundry when
the alarm sounded.

His normal battle station in an antiaircraft battery magazine was destroyed by a
torpedo. He went on deck and carried wounded soldiers to safety before receiving
orders to aid the mortally wounded captain on the bridge.

'He subsequently manned a 50-cal. Browning anti-aircraft machine gun until he
ran out of ammunition and was ordered to abandon ship,' the Navy said, noting
Miller was not trained to operate the gun.

Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, the commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet,
presented the Navy Cross to Miller in Pearl Harbor in May 1942.

Miller died while serving on a ship that was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine
in November 1943.




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In article , Dov says...

Miloch wrote:

The US Navy is to name new aircraft carrier after a World War II hero
Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller was the first African American to receive
the Navy Cross for valor in 1942

Ummm. maybe they saw the light, realized it was high time to honor an African
American, decided to right a wrong, and all that good stuff. That would reflect
good on them.
Maybe.

Either that, or: maybe they looked up who's the next prez after Ford, and found
it was His Leftie Cluelessness Jimmy "I didn't inhale" Carter. Then, from the
lowest admiral to SECNAV up to POTweeTUS, they all had a cow. A herd of cows.
And they decided it was an urgent priority to take action.
Nyah.


Ummm?

Dov



Mmmmm...ya Dov...Carter...graduate of the Naval Academy! Who announced “I
support legislation amending Federal law to eliminate all Federal criminal
penalties for the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana.”

Try Clinton who said, “When I was in England, I experimented with marijuana a
time or two, and I didn’t like it. I didn’t inhale and never tried it again,”.

Apparently he preferred it baked in his brownies...



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Miloch wrote in
:

In article , Dov says...

Miloch wrote:

The US Navy is to name new aircraft carrier after a World War II hero
Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller was the first African American
to receive the Navy Cross for valor in 1942

Ummm. maybe they saw the light, realized it was high time to honor an
African American, decided to right a wrong, and all that good stuff.
That would reflect good on them.
Maybe.

Either that, or: maybe they looked up who's the next prez after Ford,
and found it was His Leftie Cluelessness Jimmy "I didn't inhale"
Carter. Then, from the lowest admiral to SECNAV up to POTweeTUS, they
all had a cow. A herd of cows. And they decided it was an urgent
priority to take action. Nyah.


Ummm?

Dov



Mmmmm...ya Dov...Carter...graduate of the Naval Academy! Who
announced “I support legislation amending Federal law to eliminate all
Federal criminal penalties for the possession of up to one ounce of
marijuana.”

Try Clinton who said, “When I was in England, I experimented with
marijuana a time or two, and I didn’t like it. I didn’t inhale and
never tried it again,”.

Apparently he preferred it baked in his brownies...



At least all of the abover were IN the
Navy. For awhile there the Navy was naming
ships after politicians like John Stennis
and Carl Vinson who merely threw money at
the navy budget regardless of their naval
background and even lack of it.

In article , Mitchell Holman
says...

Miloch wrote in
:

In article , Dov says...

Miloch wrote:

The US Navy is to name new aircraft carrier after a World War II hero
Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller was the first African American
to receive the Navy Cross for valor in 1942

Ummm. maybe they saw the light, realized it was high time to honor an
African American, decided to right a wrong, and all that good stuff.
That would reflect good on them.
Maybe.

Either that, or: maybe they looked up who's the next prez after Ford,
and found it was His Leftie Cluelessness Jimmy "I didn't inhale"
Carter. Then, from the lowest admiral to SECNAV up to POTweeTUS, they
all had a cow. A herd of cows. And they decided it was an urgent
priority to take action. Nyah.


Ummm?

Dov



Mmmmm...ya Dov...Carter...graduate of the Naval Academy! Who
announced “I support legislation amending Federal law to eliminate all
Federal criminal penalties for the possession of up to one ounce of
marijuana.”

Try Clinton who said, “When I was in England, I experimented with
marijuana a time or two, and I didn’t like it. I didn’t inhale and
never tried it again,”.

Apparently he preferred it baked in his brownies...



At least all of the abover were IN the
Navy. For awhile there the Navy was naming
ships after politicians like John Stennis
and Carl Vinson who merely threw money at
the navy budget regardless of their naval
background and even lack of it.



I've read that the Navy is running out of well known people to name their ships
after...

As a kid, I spent two weeks on the USS Breckenridge from SF to Okinawa...my most
vivid memory was my poor mother being seasick the entire time!...that and a
passenger who slipped, hit his head and died during the voyage.



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Miloch wrote in
:

In article , Mitchell
Holman says...

Miloch wrote in
:

In article , Dov says...

Miloch wrote:

The US Navy is to name new aircraft carrier after a World War II
hero Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller was the first African
American to receive the Navy Cross for valor in 1942

Ummm. maybe they saw the light, realized it was high time to honor
an African American, decided to right a wrong, and all that good
stuff. That would reflect good on them.
Maybe.

Either that, or: maybe they looked up who's the next prez after
Ford, and found it was His Leftie Cluelessness Jimmy "I didn't
inhale" Carter. Then, from the lowest admiral to SECNAV up to
POTweeTUS, they all had a cow. A herd of cows. And they decided it
was an urgent priority to take action. Nyah.


Ummm?

Dov



Mmmmm...ya Dov...Carter...graduate of the Naval Academy! Who
announced “I support legislation amending Federal law to eliminate
all Federal criminal penalties for the possession of up to one ounce
of marijuana.”

Try Clinton who said, “When I was in England, I experimented with
marijuana a time or two, and I didn’t like it. I didn’t inhale and
never tried it again,”.

Apparently he preferred it baked in his brownies...



At least all of the abover were IN the
Navy. For awhile there the Navy was naming
ships after politicians like John Stennis
and Carl Vinson who merely threw money at
the navy budget regardless of their naval
background and even lack of it.



I've read that the Navy is running out of well known people to name
their ships after...


I liked the WWII practice: Battleships
named after states, cruisers named after
cities, carriers named after battles, DE's
and DDE's named after captians, submarines
named after fish.

In article , Mitchell Holman
says...

Miloch wrote in
:

In article , Mitchell
Holman says...

Miloch wrote in
:

In article , Dov says...

Miloch wrote:

The US Navy is to name new aircraft carrier after a World War II
hero Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller was the first African
American to receive the Navy Cross for valor in 1942

Ummm. maybe they saw the light, realized it was high time to honor
an African American, decided to right a wrong, and all that good
stuff. That would reflect good on them.
Maybe.

Either that, or: maybe they looked up who's the next prez after
Ford, and found it was His Leftie Cluelessness Jimmy "I didn't
inhale" Carter. Then, from the lowest admiral to SECNAV up to
POTweeTUS, they all had a cow. A herd of cows. And they decided it
was an urgent priority to take action. Nyah.


Ummm?

Dov



Mmmmm...ya Dov...Carter...graduate of the Naval Academy! Who
announced “I support legislation amending Federal law to eliminate
all Federal criminal penalties for the possession of up to one ounce
of marijuana.”

Try Clinton who said, “When I was in England, I experimented with
marijuana a time or two, and I didn’t like it. I didn’t inhale and
never tried it again,”.

Apparently he preferred it baked in his brownies...



At least all of the abover were IN the
Navy. For awhile there the Navy was naming
ships after politicians like John Stennis
and Carl Vinson who merely threw money at
the navy budget regardless of their naval
background and even lack of it.



I've read that the Navy is running out of well known people to name
their ships after...


I liked the WWII practice: Battleships
named after states, cruisers named after
cities, carriers named after battles, DE's
and DDE's named after captians, submarines
named after fish.



Attached is a pic of the ole Breckinridge

Wiki says...

"John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821 – May 17, 1875) was an American
lawyer, politician, and soldier. He represented Kentucky in both houses of
Congress and became the 14th and youngest-ever vice president of the United
States, serving from 1857 to 1861. He was a member of the Democratic party. He
served in the U.S. Senate during the outbreak of the American Civil War, but was
expelled after joining the Confederate Army. He was appointed Confederate
secretary of war in 1865."

Weirdly, there was a second Navy ship named "Breckinridge"...

"USS Breckinridge (DD–148) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States
Navy during World War II, later reclassified as AG-112. She was named for Ensign
Joseph Breckinridge.

Apparently the Navy has no problem recycling names...

https://worldhistory.us/military-his...he-us-navy.php

"Warships named after States, Cities, and Ideals

"Geographical places have always been popular both in the Navys eyes and in the
eyes of congressional representatives who approve defense budgets. Each of the
50 US states have had at least one battleship, cruiser or submarine named in
their honor. Some influential ones, such as Massachusetts and New York, have had
as many as eight ships apiece named after them since the Revolution. Likewise,
cities are very common on the navy list. Traditionally sail frigates, and then
gun cruisers and now attack submarines carry city names. Most large
metropolitans in the US have had at least one of these named after them. Some
have had multiple ships, such as Boston (seven ships) and Philadelphia (six
ships). The country itself has lent its name to a half dozen USS Americas and
four ill-fated USS United States (three of which, in a curious twist of fate,
never made it out of construction)

"With the birth of the republic in 1783, the new country chose a set of idyllic
revolutionary names for its warships. These names, such as Enterprise,
Independence, Congress, President, Constellation (after the myriad of stars on
the flag) and Constitution (the oldest warship afloat) have long been a part of
naval history. In fact, more than 30 US warships have used the above names,
Enterprise no less than 8 times. Add to these names those of Revolutionary-war
era warship names of Boxer, Essex, Hancock and Hornet that have graced another
20+ warships over time.

"The most recycled US Warship name

"The heavyweight champion title-holder for the most reissued name in the US navy
goes to the USS Wasp. The original Wasp in 1775 was a schooner who was blown up
to prevent the British from capturing it. The British captured the second Wasp
during the War of 1812. The third and fourth also fought in that war but
survived. The fifth was lost at sea. The sixth survived fighting for both sides
in the civil war. The seventh and eight saw WWI service safely. The ninth was a
famous WW2 carrier that was lost to the Japanese. The 10th was an aircraft
carrier built to replace number 9 and served for 30 years, and the 11th USS Wasp
is an amphibious assault ship built in 1989 and is currently on active duty.

"While the US Navy years from now will undoubtedly be very different from that
in 1775, surely most of the names will be very familiar.



Strangely, there has yet to be a ship name the "Grover Cleveland"...go figure!





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Miloch wrote in
:

In article , Mitchell
Holman says...

Miloch wrote in
:

In article , Mitchell
Holman says...

Miloch wrote in
:

In article , Dov
says...

Miloch wrote:

The US Navy is to name new aircraft carrier after a World War II
hero Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller was the first African
American to receive the Navy Cross for valor in 1942

Ummm. maybe they saw the light, realized it was high time to honor
an African American, decided to right a wrong, and all that good
stuff. That would reflect good on them.
Maybe.

Either that, or: maybe they looked up who's the next prez after
Ford, and found it was His Leftie Cluelessness Jimmy "I didn't
inhale" Carter. Then, from the lowest admiral to SECNAV up to
POTweeTUS, they all had a cow. A herd of cows. And they decided it
was an urgent priority to take action. Nyah.


Ummm?

Dov



Mmmmm...ya Dov...Carter...graduate of the Naval Academy! Who
announced “I support legislation amending Federal law to eliminate
all Federal criminal penalties for the possession of up to one
ounce of marijuana.”

Try Clinton who said, “When I was in England, I experimented with
marijuana a time or two, and I didn’t like it. I didn’t inhale and
never tried it again,”.

Apparently he preferred it baked in his brownies...



At least all of the abover were IN the
Navy. For awhile there the Navy was naming
ships after politicians like John Stennis
and Carl Vinson who merely threw money at
the navy budget regardless of their naval
background and even lack of it.



I've read that the Navy is running out of well known people to name
their ships after...


I liked the WWII practice: Battleships
named after states, cruisers named after
cities, carriers named after battles, DE's
and DDE's named after captians, submarines
named after fish.



Attached is a pic of the ole Breckinridge

Wiki says...

"John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821 – May 17, 1875) was an
American lawyer, politician, and soldier. He represented Kentucky in
both houses of Congress and became the 14th and youngest-ever vice
president of the United States, serving from 1857 to 1861. He was a
member of the Democratic party. He served in the U.S. Senate during
the outbreak of the American Civil War, but was expelled after joining
the Confederate Army. He was appointed Confederate secretary of war in
1865."

Weirdly, there was a second Navy ship named "Breckinridge"...

"USS Breckinridge (DD–148) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United
States Navy during World War II, later reclassified as AG-112. She was
named for Ensign Joseph Breckinridge.

Apparently the Navy has no problem recycling names...

https://worldhistory.us/military-his...ship-names-of-
the-us-navy.php

"Warships named after States, Cities, and Ideals

"Geographical places have always been popular both in the Navys eyes
and in the eyes of congressional representatives who approve defense
budgets. Each of the 50 US states have had at least one battleship,
cruiser or submarine named in their honor. Some influential ones, such
as Massachusetts and New York, have had as many as eight ships apiece
named after them since the Revolution. Likewise, cities are very
common on the navy list. Traditionally sail frigates, and then gun
cruisers and now attack submarines carry city names. Most large
metropolitans in the US have had at least one of these named after
them. Some have had multiple ships, such as Boston (seven ships) and
Philadelphia (six ships). The country itself has lent its name to a
half dozen USS Americas and four ill-fated USS United States (three of
which, in a curious twist of fate, never made it out of construction)

"With the birth of the republic in 1783, the new country chose a set
of idyllic revolutionary names for its warships. These names, such as
Enterprise, Independence, Congress, President, Constellation (after
the myriad of stars on the flag) and Constitution (the oldest warship
afloat) have long been a part of naval history. In fact, more than 30
US warships have used the above names, Enterprise no less than 8
times.


The first 2 seasons of Star Trek TNG would show
Picard standing in front of a mural showing all the
previous ships named Enterprise. Sailing ships,
carriers, even the first space shuttle that had the
name. It didn't make thru the rest of the series
but it got the point across.

On Sun, 19 Jan 2020 12:47:14 -0600, Mitchell Holman
wrote:

At least all of the abover were IN the Navy.

Clinton was in the Navy?
--
Futility Man