August 21, 1945: In what was likely the last U.S. Navy surface action of World War II, Gunner's Mate Third Class James "Jim" Ralph Reid Jr. earned the Navy Cross firing a bazooka and throwing a grenade into a Japanese junk off China.
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on Pearl Harbor. Miller had voluntarily manned an anti-aircraft gun and fired at the Japanese aircraft, despite having no prior training in the weapon's use.’
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#OTD #TDIH #May27, 1942 #DorieMiller becomes #1stAfricanAmericans awarded the #NavyCross for #heroism on the #USSWestVirginia during the #AttackOnPearlHarbor. #DorisMiller #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #BlackPeople #Blacks #PacificWar #WorldWarII #WWII
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John Basilone Memorial Park and mural in Raritan, NJ. Sergeant John Basilone, U.S.M.C. Medal of Honor, Guadalcanal — Navy Cross and Purple Heart (posthumously), Iwo Jima.

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Time to upgrade Doris Miller's Navy Cross to Medal of Honor. Pearl Harbor hero in 1941. Later KIA in 1943.
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Day 12 - update

#BlackMilitary

#DorisMiller was the first Black recipient of the #NavyCross. Also, he was nominated for the Medal of Honor.

He shot down enemy planes during the attack on #PearlHarbor.

His heroism saved many lives.

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( #JCKaelin here: As a boy I met him while he raged for being denied a #SearsCreditCard at the #Sears in #NewBrunswick #NJ!)
#OTD #TDIH #January11, 1988: #RIP #PappyBoyington. #FighterAces #FlyingTigers #MOH #NavyCross #USMC #PacificWar #WorldWarII #WWII
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( #JCKaelin here: As a boy I met him while he raged for being denied a #SearsCreditCard at the #Sears in #NewBrunswick #NJ!)
#OTD #TDIH #December4, 1912: #BOTD: #HBD #PappyBoyington! #FighterAces #FlyingTigers #MOH #NavyCross #USMC #PacificWar #WorldWarII #WWII
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Medal of Honor: All you need to know. #JohnBasilone #USMC #MedalofHonor #Guadalcanal #NavyCross #IwoJima