Here is a sneak preview of the inspiring documentary that will show during the upcoming "Timeless" Exhibit"!

Celebrating heroes from all walks of life, a shortened version will show at the Christensen Gallery focusing on a local Texas hero, Doris Miller. You don't want to miss this.

Doris Miller (October 12, 1919 – November 24, 1943) was a United States Navy cook second class who was killed in action during World War II.[1] He was the first Black American to be awarded the Navy Cross, the highest decoration for valor presented by the US Navy, and the second highest in the United States after the Medal of Honor.[2][3]

Miller served aboard the battleship West Virginia, which was sunk by Japanese torpedo bombers during the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. During the attack, he helped several sailors who were wounded, and while manning an anti-aircraft machine gun for which he had no training, he shot down 4–6 Japanese planes.[3][4] Miller's actions earned him the medal, and the resulting publicity for Miller in the Black press made him an iconic emblem of the fight for civil rights for Black Americans.[5] In November 1943, Miller was killed while serving aboard the escort carrier Liscome Bay when it was sunk by a Japanese submarine during the Battle of Makin in the Gilbert Islands.