Doris Miller
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Doris Miller was a U.S. Navy cook and World War II hero who received the Navy Cross for his extraordinary bravery during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Doris Miller canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1581122 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Doris Miller Context triple: [USS West Virginia, notableCrewMember, Doris Miller]
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A.
Sergeant York
Sergeant York is a 1941 biographical war film about World War I hero Alvin C. York, renowned for its patriotic themes and Gary Cooper’s Academy Award-winning performance.
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B.
Mary Alice Herold
Mary Alice Herold is known primarily as the sister of David Herold, one of the conspirators involved in the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
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C.
Barbara Frietchie
Barbara Frietchie is a patriotic Union heroine of the American Civil War, best known as the central figure in John Greenleaf Whittier’s poem depicting her defiantly waving the U.S. flag in front of Confederate troops.
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D.
World War I sailor Kelly Ingram
World War I sailor Kelly Ingram was a U.S. Navy seaman remembered for his extraordinary bravery and sacrifice during combat, for which he was posthumously honored.
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E.
Noor Inayat Khan
Noor Inayat Khan was a British-Indian World War II heroine and wireless operator in Nazi-occupied France, celebrated for her courage and sacrifice as an undercover agent.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Doris Miller Target entity description: Doris Miller was a U.S. Navy cook and World War II hero who received the Navy Cross for his extraordinary bravery during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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A.
Sergeant York
Sergeant York is a 1941 biographical war film about World War I hero Alvin C. York, renowned for its patriotic themes and Gary Cooper’s Academy Award-winning performance.
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B.
Mary Alice Herold
Mary Alice Herold is known primarily as the sister of David Herold, one of the conspirators involved in the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
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C.
Barbara Frietchie
Barbara Frietchie is a patriotic Union heroine of the American Civil War, best known as the central figure in John Greenleaf Whittier’s poem depicting her defiantly waving the U.S. flag in front of Confederate troops.
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D.
World War I sailor Kelly Ingram
World War I sailor Kelly Ingram was a U.S. Navy seaman remembered for his extraordinary bravery and sacrifice during combat, for which he was posthumously honored.
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E.
Noor Inayat Khan
Noor Inayat Khan was a British-Indian World War II heroine and wireless operator in Nazi-occupied France, celebrated for her courage and sacrifice as an undercover agent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy sailor
ⓘ
World War II veteran ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Navy Cross
ⓘ
Purple Heart ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Lost at sea ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | sinking of USS Liscome Bay ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Waco, Texas
ⓘ
Statue and memorials in Waco, Texas ⓘ USS Miller (FF-1091) ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1919-10-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1943-11-24 ⓘ |
| decoratedFor | extraordinary bravery during the attack on Pearl Harbor on 1941-12-07 ⓘ |
| enlistedIn | United States Navy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Miller ⓘ |
| givenName | Doris ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Pearl Harbor hero ⓘ |
| hasOccupationDetail | Mess attendant restricted by segregation-era Navy policies to service roles ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | Symbol of African American valor and the struggle for desegregation in the U.S. military ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| memorial |
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
ⓘ
surface form:
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (memorialized)
|
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Mess Attendant First Class ⓘ |
| militaryRecognition | First African American to receive the Navy Cross ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Doris (a midwife who assisted his birth) ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Helped move wounded, including the mortally wounded captain of USS West Virginia, during the attack on Pearl Harbor
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Manned an anti-aircraft machine gun during the attack on Pearl Harbor despite not being trained for it ⓘ |
| notableWork | Actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| occupation |
cook
ⓘ
sailor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Waco, Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
Waco, Texas, United States
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| placeOfDeath | off Makin Island, Gilbert Islands ⓘ |
| race | Black ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | 356-12-35 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| shipServedOn |
USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
ⓘ
surface form:
USS Indianapolis
USS Liscome Bay ⓘ USS West Virginia (BB-48) ⓘ
surface form:
USS West Virginia
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| subjectOf |
U.S. Navy historical profiles of Pearl Harbor heroes
ⓘ
numerous books and articles on African Americans in World War II ⓘ |
| yearOfEnlistment | 1939 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Doris Miller Description of subject: Doris Miller was a U.S. Navy cook and World War II hero who received the Navy Cross for his extraordinary bravery during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
USS West Virginia