U.S. Navy Admiral Chester W. Nimitz presents awards on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS <i>Enterprise</i> (CV-6) moored at Pearl Harbor on 27 May 1942. One of those visible receiving a medal is Doris "Dorie" Miller, an African-American messman who was awarded the Navy Cross for his heroic actions on board the battleship USS <i>West Virginia</i> (BB-48) during the Pearl Harbor attack, which is visible in the background with salvage work going on. The bottom of USS <i>Oklahoma</i> (BB-37) is visible in front of <i>West Virginia</i>, the main mast of USS <i>Arizona</i> (BB-39) is beyond her.
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