The Awesome Dorie Miller Portrait

     Dorie Miller was a third class mess attendant. He was a member of the USS West Virginia on the battle at Pearl Harbor. His ship was attacked by Japanese fighter pilots and he saved his captain. He took an unmanned gun and shot at least one of the the Japanese fighter jets down. He was a true hero he did not leave the gun until someone told him to leave. That is a true hero and on May 1942 he was awarded the Navy Cross. Dorie Miller died in 1943 on the Liscome Bay which none of the passengers on board lived. Dorie Miller is still remembered today and always will be remembered. The painting was made in 1943 and the artist is David Stone Martin.

Dorie Miller Portrait

Dorie Miller was born in Waco, Texas.  He joined the Navy as a third class Mess Attendant.  During the attack on Pearl Harbor, when the U.S.S. West Virginia, was shot at he immediately went into action.  He came up from his spot in the Mess Hall, and carried his injured captain to safety, manned a gun, along with shooting down at least one enemy plane.  Due to his heroics, he was awarded the Navy Cross in May of 1942.  In 1943, when the Liscome Bay went down, so did he.  His legacy helped to increase the African American moral, and the amount of African Americans in the military.

Year Made: 1943

Artist: David Stone Martin