todaysdocument: Admiral C. W. Nimitz pins the Navy Cross on Cook 3rd Class Doris Miller, 5/27/1942.D
todaysdocument: Admiral C. W. Nimitz pins the Navy Cross on Cook 3rd Class Doris Miller, 5/27/1942.During the attack on Pearl Harbor, Miller had helped wounded sailors to safety and used an anti-aircraft machine gun to shoot down Japanese airplanes.Series: African American Activities in Industry, Government, and the Armed Forces, 1941 - 1945Record Group 208: Records of the Office of War Information, 1926 - 1951Image description: Admiral Nimitz, a white man, pins the medal to Mess Attendant 2nd Class Miller’s uniform front. Miller, a Black man, looks down at the medal, and is holding papers. In the background are other Navy personnel. All are wearing white uniforms. -- source link