Black History Month: Hidden Figure – U.S. Navy Sailor Doris ‘Dorrie’ Miller
It’s Black History Month! Gayle Anderson was live in Costa Mesa at Heroes Hall to learn about “Hidden Figure” U.S. Navy Sailor Doris “Dorrie” Miller. He manned anti-aircraft guns during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 for which he had no training and tended to the wounded. His heroic acts garnered the Navy Cross, the third highest honor awarded by the Navy at the time. He was the first African American to receive the special medal and […]