Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, introduced a pair of bills to commemorate the life and legacy of African American mess attendant Doris “Dorie” Miller. During the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor ...

Doris Miller was the first African-American recipient ... he was only given the position of Mess Attendant, Third Class — one of the few jobs open to black sailors. “To be able to kick into ...