File:Adm Nimitz presents awards on USS Enterprise (CV-6) 1942.jpeg
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English: U.S. Navy Admiral Chester W. Nimitz presents awards on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) moored at Pearl Harbor on 27 May 1942. One of those visible receiving a medal is Doris "Dorie" Miller, an African-American messman who was awarded the Navy Cross for his heroic actions on board the battleship USS West Virginia (BB-48) during the Pearl Harbor attack, which is visible in the background with salvage work going on. The bottom of USS Oklahoma (BB-37) is visible in front of West Virginia, the main mast of USS Arizona (BB-39) is beyond her. |
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| Source | U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.488.272.007 |
| Author | U.S. Navy |
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