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blacks, Ebontf, in a somewhat caustic feature labeled Miller the “first hero of W orld War II ” The magazine conte nds that “official recognition as the first U.S. hero of that war went to a white pilot. Capt. Colin P. Kellv Jr.. who was credited with the sinking of a Japanese battleship on De cember 10, three davs after Miller’s exploit.“Little* has bet'ii said eir written alniut the voung black Texan who, without the* lx*ne-fit of combat training. e*xhibit-e*el more* courage* in le*ss than two hours than mans a battle-J[ rV YJseasoned Marine* throughout the entire* war,” declaredEbony. The magazine savs that the* he*roism of Miller and other black “me ss ( fcxxl) attendants plavt'd a major role* in the Navy’s revamping of a traditional policy “barring
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Big Spring Sunday Herald
Big Spring, Texas, US
Sun, May 21, 1972
Page 60
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