Navy may name carrier after Trump
- On Friday, NAACP President Derrick Johnson criticized reports that the Navy may remove Black World War II hero Doris Miller's name from an aircraft carrier to honor President Donald Trump.
- Designated as the future USS Doris Miller in 2020, the Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier represents a historic milestone as the first named for a Black American and the first honoring an enlisted sailor.
- Miller, a mess attendant aboard the USS West Virginia during the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack, earned the Navy Cross after manning an anti-aircraft gun and rescuing wounded crew members despite having no formal training.
- While the Navy and Pentagon have not confirmed the potential name change, Johnson wrote in an X post Friday that the move is "a slap in the face to every war hero" and service members.
- These reported discussions align with broader trends under Trump's administration, which has previously renamed federal landmarks and military installations, including attempts to rename the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America.
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One of the next US aircraft carriers is slated to be named after Doris Miller, a sailor who distinguished herself during the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. But according to several sources, the Navy is now considering naming it after President Donald Trump instead. These revelations have sparked outrage across the Atlantic.
The USS Doris Miller, which is still under construction, represented the first time an aircraft carrier was named after a sailor and an African-American.
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