Senator Pushes Back Against Navy Carrier Name Change: Bills Would Preserve Doris Miller Name Instead of Donald Trump

Booker Moves to Protect Doris Miller’s Name on Historic Carrier

Sen. Cory Booker introduced legislation to block the Navy from removing Black World War II hero Doris Miller’s name from the future aircraft carrier CVN-81.

Senator Pushes Back Against Navy Carrier Name Change: Bills Would Preserve Doris Miller Name Instead of Donald Trump

"No president should ever christen a warship in his own honor, and no American hero should be erased to make room for one," Sen. Cory Booker said.

New Bill Would Block Removing Name Of Black War Hero From Aircraft Carrier – 710am KURV

A new bill would block the Navy from stripping the name of a Black World War Two hero from an aircraft carrier and renaming it for President Trump. The carrier under construction is set to be named after Doris Miller, who was a meal worker on a Pearl Harbor battleship during the attack of 1941 and who dragged wounded sailors to safety, and manned an anti-aircraft gun to bring down an enemy plane. Navy leaders have been considering renaming the c…

Navy weighs replacing Waco hero Doris Miller’s name with Trump on aircraft carrier - The Baylor Lariat

Waco native Doris Miller went from doing laundry aboard the USS West Virginia to becoming one of World War II’s most prominent Black heroes. Now, the Navy is considering removing his name from a future aircraft carrier amid discussions of renaming it after President Donald Trump. The post Navy weighs replacing Waco hero Doris Miller’s name with Trump on aircraft carrier first appeared on The Baylor Lariat.