The Doris Miller Memorial on the banks of the Brazos River in downtown Waco honors a native son who served at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. The memorial, not far from the historic Waco Suspension ...

A U.S. Navy messman, Doris “Dorie” Miller, was a Black 22-year-old sharecropper’s son from Waco, Texas. Because of his rating, he was restricted from handling any weapons. His duties included serving ...

A local brewery’s Doris Miller-themed beer is the latest in an almost decadelong series of public and private efforts to fund a memorial to the Navy Cross recipient and Waco native.

WACO, Texas — As a Dec. 7 deadline nears for the $2.5 million Doris Miller Memorial under construction on the east bank of the Brazos River, organizers are preparing for a final fundraising push. They ...