Miller was born in Waco, Texas, on October 12, 1919, to Connery and Henrietta Miller. He was named Doris, as the … See more

Miller enlisted in the U.S. Navy as a mess attendant third class at the Naval Recruiting Station in Dallas, Texas, for six years on September 16, 1939. Mess attendant was one of the few ratings open at the time to black sailor… See more

Memorials
• Doris Miller Memorial, a public art installation on the banks of the Brazos River in Waco. A nine-foot bronze statue was unveiled on December 7, 2017.
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• Cutrer, Thomas W.; Parrish, T. Michael (2017). Doris Miller, Pearl Harbor, and the Birth of the Civil Rights Movement. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-1623496029.
• Miller, Richard E. (2004). The Messman … See more

• USS West Virginia Action Report, for December 7, 1941, via Naval History and Heritage Command
• "Dorie Got a Medal" (audio) from April 25, 1944, via radioechoes.com… See more