As Americans pause to remember Pearl Harbor, we honor the courage of the men and women who faced that surprise attack with bravery that changed history. Among them stands one of America’s truest ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - On October 12, 1919, Doris Miller, a hero of Pearl Harbor, was born in Waco. He enlisted in the Navy in 1939, though discrimination limited Black servicemen to non-combat roles.

On that December morning in 1941, mess cook Doris Miller had finished serving breakfast aboard the USS West Virginia and was picking up laundry when he heard the alarm. When he found his battle ...

At 7:57 a.m., as Doris Miller was collecting laundry aboard USS West Virginia, the Battle Stations alarm sounded and the ship was struck by bombs and torpedoes, erupting into flames. Denied weapons ...