Doris Miller
Subtitle: a silent medal of honor
By: by Vickie Gail Miller.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Eakin Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Austin, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 79
Subjects: Miller, Doris, 1919-1944.; Miller, Doris, 1919-1944.; United States. Navy -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; United States. Navy -- Biography.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American -- Juvenile literature.; Heroes -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; African American sailors -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Sailors.; African Americans -- Biography.; Heroes.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography; Biography.
Description: Presents a biography of Doris Miller, an African-American sailor from Waco, Texas, who survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, defended his ship, and rescued several crewmen.