Our class is named after Dorie Miller a World War II Hero. Dorie Miller was born in Waco, Texas on October 12, 1919. He attended Moore High School and was a fullback for the football team. On September 16, 1939, he he enlisted in the United States Navy as a Mess Attendant, so he could earn money and travel. He was a Mess Attendant on the USS Pyro and he was a boxing champion on the USS Virginia. During the Pearl Harbor attack, he was assigned to carry wounded soldiers to safety. He also aided the Captain of the ship, and manned a fifty caliber Browning anti-aircraft machine gun. On May 27, 1942, he received the Navy Cross. More than a year later, a Japanese torpedo shot the Liscome Bay (the ship he was on) on November 24, 1943 sinking the ship. A year and a day later on November 25, 1944 he was officially presumed dead. He is significant because he was the first African American to get the Navy Cross. He is appropriate for this class because he went above and beyond no matter what, just like this class.
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