The World War II Pearl Harbor hero Doris “Dorie” Miller (1919-1943), the first African American to be awarded the Navy Cross for valor, has been honored by the U.S. Navy with an aircraft carrier named for him.
Locals know the name of Miller well as Ennis has had a school named for him since the 1950s. During segregation, the black community’s school was first named in his honor and when a new Ennis…
