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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Tim22Mt on 2025-06-23 01:46:34+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Doris “Dorie” Miller was the first Black American awarded the Navy Cross. A mess attendant during Pearl Harbor, without training he manned an anti-aircraft gun without training and carried wounded sailors to safety, becoming a WWII hero.