{"id":49824,"date":"2026-08-21T12:39:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T19:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=49824"},"modified":"2026-08-21T12:49:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T19:49:33","slug":"doris-dorie-miller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/21\/doris-dorie-miller\/","title":{"rendered":"Doris &#8220;Dorie&#8221; Miller"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>OSF Editor: <\/strong> Will a future aircraft carrier be named after Doris Miller or Trump?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Google AI: <\/strong> <strong>No final decision has been made<\/strong>, but the U.S. Navy is actively conducting internal discussions about renaming the future aircraft carrier (CVN-81) to honor <strong>President <u><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/u><\/strong>. [<a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/navy-weighs-renaming-carrier-cvn81-doris-miller-trump-2026\/\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/trump-administration\/navy-discusses-renaming-aircraft-carrier-trump-black-uss-doris-miller-rcna593667\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DcUCnwWIGvt\/\">3<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The vessel was originally named the <strong>USS Doris Miller<\/strong> in 2020 during Trump&#8217;s first term. Recent internal documents have shifted to referring to the ship strictly by its hull number, <strong>CVN-81<\/strong>. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/who-is-doris-miller-aircraft-carrier-could-be-renamed-after-donald-trump-12351168\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DcUCnwWIGvt\/\">2<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key Details of the Potential Change<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Unprecedented Move:<\/strong> Naming a supercarrier after a sitting president would be entirely unprecedented in modern U.S. Navy history.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alternative Plans for Miller:<\/strong> Officials are considering moving Doris Miller&#8217;s name to a different warship (such as a destroyer). Concurrently, there is a push to posthumously award Miller the <strong>Medal of Honor<\/strong>, upgrading his current Navy Cross.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Decision Makers:<\/strong> The authority to finalize the ship&#8217;s name lies with Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/aug\/21\/navy-carrier-black-war-hero-trump-report\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VjPmU-tKbK8\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/navy-weighs-renaming-carrier-cvn81-doris-miller-trump-2026\/\">3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/08\/20\/politics\/navy-weighs-renaming-carrier-black-war-hero-to-trump\">4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/trump-administration\/navy-discusses-renaming-aircraft-carrier-trump-black-uss-doris-miller-rcna593667\">5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/siladityaray\/2026\/08\/21\/navy-reportedly-in-talks-to-name-new-ship-after-trump-instead-of-black-wwii-hero\/\">6<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DcUCnwWIGvt\/\">7<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The proposed change has already generated significant public debate and backlash from veterans&#8217; advocates and lawmakers. They emphasize that CVN-81 was intended to be the very first U.S. aircraft carrier named after an enlisted sailor and a Black American. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/aug\/21\/navy-carrier-black-war-hero-trump-report\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/who-is-doris-miller-aircraft-carrier-could-be-renamed-after-donald-trump-12351168\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/Politics\/navy-mulls-stripping-black-war-heros-aircraft-carrier\/story?id=135836486\">3<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-51.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-51.png 500w, https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-51-241x300.png 241w, https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-51-120x150.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Miller wearing his&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Navy_Cross\">Navy Cross<\/a>&nbsp;in May 1942<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doris &#8220;Dorie&#8221; Miller was a U.S. Navy sailor who was the first black recipient of the Navy Cross and a nominee for the Medal of Honor. As a mess attendant second class aboard the battleship USS West Virginia, Miller helped carry wounded sailors to safety during the attack on Pearl Harbor.  He then operated an anti-aircraft gun<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doris_Miller#cite_note-navyfaq57-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;and, despite no prior training in gunnery, officially shot down one plane (according to Navy Department records), but Miller and other eyewitnesses claimed a range of four to six.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doris_Miller#cite_note-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doris_Miller\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Born October 12, 1919,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=c4ecab8d8e109807&amp;sxsrf=APpeQnuZM_Ud5-17RpR5jjpkdVFXiq0D8A:1787340229139&amp;q=Waco,+Texas&amp;si=APenkKlisoOXLiCMwraINHtdqOQii4CK9kOlkQc8Apn-pS60ya02A8H1lO-BU7cmE2VCPbM9jOPB7y1pS6-sIK5Yfs5AHxn41w_B_yMEkNeDLtHwl_Cih_wUVWkrgwqFgtlqWbN7KAzyN2OK4OVr92TJWaCdEqrTCGiWOHz8RRgkcZfjkXTxoUBeLZSLkvwY7HJOG1yJDjLj&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwi-_sybubKWAxU8KzQIHSYeMBIQmxN6BAgiEAI\">Waco, TX<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Died November 24, 1943 (age 24&nbsp;years),&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=c4ecab8d8e109807&amp;sxsrf=APpeQnuZM_Ud5-17RpR5jjpkdVFXiq0D8A:1787340229139&amp;q=Gilbert+Islands&amp;si=APenkKlisoOXLiCMwraINHtdqOQii4CK9kOlkQc8Apn-pS60yd8Bkg-ddP_MqhBBM0wacoMrNKI8UpALTu2cYrD49Z7RaW3hqGd2fF_dZcGlQveWY5mAUC4ZRfpUjo_EA7yyqIMVRmIVKbJ8G_Yv3fw6XvcRJBD3TlB0N-Xi9zstuEbkDImkmorEg0cGmTl3Z7bB8kW2dl0VUOl5MEtUd5euPhOp3eiRMg%3D%3D&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwi-_sybubKWAxU8KzQIHSYeMBIQmxN6BAghEAI\">Kiribati, Kiribati<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OSF Editor: Will a future aircraft carrier be named after Doris Miller or Trump? Google AI: No final decision has been made, but the U.S. Navy is actively conducting internal discussions about renaming the future aircraft carrier (CVN-81) to honor President Donald Trump. 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