Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet, pinning the Navy Cross on Doris "Dorie" Miller, Steward's Mate 1/c, at a ceremony on board a Navy warship in Pearl Harbor, on May 27, 1942. Miller got the Navy Cross for his bravery during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 and was the first black American to receive the award. Official US Navy Photo.

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