,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eedi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #g1         
#bjbj,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the ,president 
to award the ,medal of ,honor to ,doris 
,miller posthumously for acts of valor  
while a member of the ,navy during      
,world ,war ,,ii4  #a4 ,findings        
,congress finds the following3 7#a7     
,doris ,miller1 like other              
,african-,american sailors of his day1  
was generally relegated to service-based
 roles on ships1 as the ,navy did not   
allow sailors of color to enlist in     
combat roles4  7#b7 ,doris ,miller was  
acknowledged in the ,,uss ,west         
,virginia ,action ,report1 individually1
 along with other brave personnel for   
having carried out every order promptly 
and enthusiastically1 even when it meant
 danger to themselves4 ,they did not    
attempt to abandon the bridge until     

ordered to do so4  7#c7 ,doris ,miller  
aided other service members and was     
instrumental in hauling people along    
through oil and water to the            
quarterdeck1 thereby unquestionably     
saving the lives of a number of people  
who might otherwise have been lost4     
7#d7 ,on ,december #ae1 #aida1 the ,navy
 released its commendations for actions 
in ,pearl ,harbor which included one    
unnamed ,negro4 ,it wasn't until ,march 
of #aidb1 at the behest of the ,,naacp1 
that the ,navy formally recognized      
,miller's heroism4  7#e7 ,doris ,miller 
was recognized by the ,navy and awarded 
the ,navy ,cross ,medal with the        
citation reading ,for distinguished     
devotion to duty1 extraordinary courage 
and disregard for his own personal      
safety during the attack on the ,fleet  
in ,pearl ,harbor1 ,territory of        
,hawaii1 by ,japanese forces on         
,december #g1 #aida4 ,while at the side 
of his ,captain on the bridge1 ,miller1 
despite enemy strafing and bombing and  

in the face of a serious fire1 assisted 
in moving his ,captain1 who had been    
mortally wounded1 to a place of greater 
safety1 and later manned and operated a 
machine gun directed at enemy ,japanese 
attacking aircraft until ordered to     
leave the bridge44  7#f7 ,on ,may #bg1  
#aidb1 ,admiral ,chester ,nimitz        
personally pinned the ,navy ,cross to   
,miller's left breast pocket while on   
board the aircraft carrier ,,uss        
,enterprise4  7#g7 ,doris ,miller died  
in action on ,november #bd1 #aidc1 on   
board the ,,uss ,liscome ,bay in the    
,pacific ,ocean after a single ,japanese
 torpedo sank the vessel off the coast  
of ,butaritari ,island4  7#h7 ,of the   
#ae sailors who were awarded the ,medal 
of ,honor for similar actions taken     
during the attack on ,pearl ,harbor1 not
 one was ,african-,american4  7#i7      
,doris ,miller deserves the highest     
honor the ,united ,states can bestow    
upon a member of the ,armed ,forces4    
#b4 ,authorization for posthumous award 

of ,medal of ,honor to ,doris ,miller   
for acts of valor while a member of the 
,navy during ,world ,war ,,ii           
,notwithstanding the time limitations   
specified in sections #hbih7;a7 and     
#hcjj of title #aj1 ,united ,states     
,code1 or any other time limitation with
 respect to the awarding of certain     
medals to persons who served in the     
,armed ,forces1 the ,president is       
authorized to award the ,medal of ,honor
 posthumously1 under section #hbia of   
such title1 to ,doris ,miller 7service  
number #cef-ab-ce7 for acts of valor    
during ,world ,war ,,ii while a member  
of the ,navy4