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CVN-81 to be named after Messman Third Class Doris Miller

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The United States Navy has confirmed to USNI News that the fourth Ford-class carrier (CVN-81) will be named after Pearl Harbor hero Doris Miller.

Above and beyond poster
Office of War Information (OWI Poster Number 68)Artist: David Stone MartinSource of image is Sale 2271, Lot 420, Swann Auction Galleries photograph of print version of the poster, with description reading as follows: “NO OTHER COPY KNOWN (MILITARY–WWII.) MILLER, DORIE. MARTIN, DAVID STONE. Above and Beyond the Call of Duty. Poster, 28-1/16 x 20-1/4 inches (71.2 x 54.4 cm); faint creases where folded, several very small repairs professionally conserved and backed with archival paper, excellent condition. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1943” [Public domain]


Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly is expected to make the official announcement on Jan. 20.

Miller will be the first enlisted sailor and African American to have an aircraft carrier to be named after.

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One thought on “CVN-81 to be named after Messman Third Class Doris Miller”

  1. Please correct the name in the headline to “Dorie”, rather than “Doris”. Thank you.

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