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English: Doris "Dorie" Miller, Mess Attendant Second Class, USN (1919-1943) just after being presented with the Navy Cross by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, on board USS Enterprise (CV-6) at Pearl Harbor, 27 May 1942. The medal was awarded for heroism on board USS West Virginia (BB-48) during the Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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Source Naval History and Heritage Command
Author Unknown photographer, US Navy; Restored by
Adam Cuerden   
 
Description British
Image restorationist, composer, amateur photographer and artist, and Wikipedian
As Adam lives in Britain, which makes it incredibly easy to acquire copyright in his works, he grants, if needed, an irrevokable license to use this work however you see fit. He requests attribution where possible, and realises that "where possible" means that that request is not legally enforcable. Adam Cuerden (talk) 15:44, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
Date of birth 8 June 1979
Location of birth United States of America
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current15:55, 25 March 2022Thumbnail for version as of 15:55, 25 March 20224,579 × 5,702 (7.73 MB)Adam Cuerden (talk | contribs)c:User:Rillke/bigChunkedUpload.js: Little higher white balance, so the uniform pops
15:39, 25 March 2022Thumbnail for version as of 15:39, 25 March 20224,579 × 5,702 (7.57 MB)Adam Cuerden (talk | contribs)c:User:Rillke/bigChunkedUpload.js: Up contrast a little
04:41, 25 March 2022Thumbnail for version as of 04:41, 25 March 20224,579 × 5,702 (7.32 MB)Adam Cuerden (talk | contribs)c:User:Rillke/bigChunkedUpload.js:
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