Doris Miller
Doris Miller was a Black U.S. Navy sailor who served as a mess attendant and, during the Pearl Harbor attack, manned an anti-aircraft gun and aided the wounded, becoming the first Black American awarded the Navy
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Aug 21, 2026
Lean Right
The aircraft carrier named after Pearl Harbor hero Doris Miller may be renamed for Trump, according to reports.
Many on the right worry this is an unnecessary provocation that dishonors a genuine war hero, even as Trump loyalists cheer the symbolic move.
Aug 21, 2026
Lean Left
The aircraft carrier named after the Pearl Harbor hero could be renamed in honor of Donald Trump, according to reports.
Lean left decries the potential renaming as erasure of a Black war hero's legacy for a president who has shown disregard for racial justice, seeing it as symbolic of the administration's revisionist history.