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1942-05-27

LIFE Photo Collection

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Navy seaman Doris Miller (R), first African American to receive Navy Cross, being decorated for his bravery at Pearl Harbor by Adm. Chester W. Nimitz in awards ceremony aboard USS Enterprise.

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  • Date: 1942-05-27
  • Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
  • Subject Keywords: Navy Cross, Personnel, Doris Miller, Chester W. Nimitz, Us, Us Armed Forces, Decorations And Awards, Army And Navy, Decorations, Navy, African Americans, 1940s
  • Publisher: TimeLife
  • Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
  • Provider: LIFE
  • Original ID: TimeLife_image_5869246
  • Credits: TIME LIFE BOOKS
LIFE Photo Collection

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