"OUR HERO DORIE MILLER" ILLUSTRATED PORTRAIT VERSION PEARL HARBOR BUTTON.
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Winning Bid:
$115.00
(Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 10:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, November 15, 2016 10:00:00 PM)
Item Description
1.25" with normal oxidation on reverse along with a union bug. There is a photographic version of this but this is the illustration style. Miller was ship's cook 3rd Class on the U.S.S. West Virginia at the time of the attack. He moved his wounded commander to safety and then took over a machine gun to down several Japanese aircraft. Miller, one of the first heroes of WWII was cited for his bravery. He was the first African American to be awarded the Navy Cross and his actions were widely publicized in the black press. Two years after Pearl Harbor, he was killed in action when the ship U.S.S. Liscome Bay was sunk by a Japanese submarine during the Battle Of Mankin. In our experience this is the scarcer of the two versions. Celluloid is NM displaying Mint. Ted Watts Collection.
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