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The Doris Miller Archive contains a compilation of information including Miller’s early years in his hometown of Waco, Texas, up to his heroic service in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and his tragic death while serving on the USS Liscome Bay in 1943. Many of the documents have detailed accounts of Miller’s actions on December 7, 1941, during the attack on Peal Harbor when he bravely returned fire on several enemy aircraft and became the first African American to receive the Navy Cross, among many other honors.