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Navy Considers New Name for Doris Miller Carrier | Sacramento News
The U.S. Navy may scrap the name USS Doris Miller for its new aircraft carrier — a move that’s sparking surprise and disappointment among Miller’s family, who learned of the change through the media. Doris Miller, a heroic Black enlisted sailor who saved lives during Pearl Harbor and became the first African American to earn the Navy Cross, would have been honored with this historic naming. The ship, now referred to only by its hull number CVN-81 internally, could be renamed before its keel-laying ceremony later this year. Meanwhile, there’s growing momentum to posthumously award Miller the…
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