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![On 27 May 1942, Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris "Dorie" Miller received the Navy Cross for his heroism at Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz presented the medal to Miller on board USS Enterprise (CV-6).](/web/20230601042829im_/https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/_jcr_content/carousel/image1.img.jpg/1653513513634.jpg "Doris "Dorie" Miller receives the Navy Cross from Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, at an awards ceremony held on the flight deck of USS Enterprise (CV-6) at Pearl Harbor, 27 May 1942.")
On 25 May, Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) confirmed the identity of a wreck site off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, as USS Mannert L. Abele (DD-733).
The first 55 women graduated from the Naval Academy on 28 May 1980.
On 27 May 1942, Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris "Dorie" Miller received the Navy Cross for his heroism at Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz presented the medal to Miller on board USS Enterprise (CV-6).
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