Doris Miller

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
United States Navy sailor
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Cross
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:American_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1919-10-12
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Waco,_Texas,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace lost at sea
gptkbp:causeOfDeath killed in action
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Waco,_Texas
gptkb:National_Museum_of_the_Pacific_War
gptkb:USS_Doris_Miller_(CVN-81)
gptkb:Doris_Miller_Memorial
gptkbp:deathDate 1943-11-24
gptkbp:deathPlace near Butaritari, Gilbert Islands
gptkbp:disappeared 1943-11-24
gptkbp:enlistedIn gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:enlistmentDate 1939-09-16
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:firstBook first African American awarded the Navy Cross
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:gender male
gptkbp:hasSibling gptkb:Ira_Miller
gptkb:Arthur_Miller
gptkb:Lawrence_Miller
gptkbp:heroicAction helped move wounded, including Captain Mervyn Bennion
manned anti-aircraft gun during Pearl Harbor attack
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Doris Miller
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableFor actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:sailor
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Connery_Miller
gptkb:Henrietta_Miller
gptkbp:portrayedBy gptkb:Cuba_Gooding_Jr.
gptkb:Pearl_Harbor_(2001_film)
gptkbp:rank Messman Third Class
gptkbp:serves gptkb:USS_Liscome_Bay
gptkb:USS_West_Virginia
gptkbp:serviceNumber 356-12-35
gptkbp:subjectOf books
documentaries
films
gptkbp:wasKilledInAction true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Waco,_Texas,_United_States
gptkb:USS_Doris_Miller_(CVN-81)
gptkb:List_of_United_States_Navy_people
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5