Doris Miller - Memorials

Memorials

  • USS Miller (FF-1091)—a Knox-class frigate—was commissioned on June 30, 1973 in honor of Miller.
  • The Doris Miller Foundation was founded in 1947, to give an annual award to the individual or group considered outstanding in the field of race relations.
  • The Bachelor Enlisted Quarters at Great Lakes Naval Base was dedicated to Miller’s memory on December 7, 1971.
  • A monument dedicated to Miller is at the Waco Veterans Medical Center, Waco, Texas
  • Doris Miller Drive - located at the Waco Veterans Medical Center
  • Dorie Miller Center - A former shopping center located in San Antonio, Texas
  • Dorie Miller Houses - A housing co-operative complex located in Corona, New York.
  • Dorie Miller Housing Project - housing community, Located in Gary, IN
  • Doris Miller Elementary School - located in San Antonio, Texas
  • Dorie Miller Elementary School - located in San Diego, California
  • Doris Miller Elementary School - located in Waco, Texas
  • Doris Miller YMCA - located in Waco, Texas
  • Doris Miller Junior High School - located in San Marcos, Texas
  • Doris Miller Auditorium - located in Austin, TX
  • Doris Miller Community Center - A recreation facility located in Newport News, Virginia.
  • Doris Miller Park - a housing community for junior officers located at Maui
  • Dorie Miller Galley - the main galley for Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
  • Doris Miller Post 915 - an American Legion post located in Chicago http://www.doriemiller915.org
  • Dorie E Miller Post - 817 Beaumont, Texas
  • Dorie Miller American Legion Chapter 14 - a Disabled American Veterans Chapter located in Washington, D.C.
  • On October 11, 1991, Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority dedicated a bronze commemorative plaque of Miller at the Miller Family Park located on the U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor.
  • Dorie Miller Park - Lewisburg, West Virginia
  • Dorie Miller Drive- Champaign, Il.
  • Doris Miller Loop - Honolulu, Hawaii, monument located at north end of street
  • Distinguished Sailor - Honored by the U.S. Postal Service as one of four Distinguished Sailors, with a 44 cent commemorative stamp issued on February 4, 2010.
  • In 2002, Molefi Kete Asante listed Doris Miller on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans.

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