Doris Miller was killed in action aboard the escort carrier USS Liscome Bay. That carrier connection strengthens the appropriateness of naming a new carrier for him, although the larger case remains his courage and service. A capital-ship name can present an exemplary figure to the whole Navy without obeying a rigid class convention. Honoring such a sailor is preferred here to naming the ship for a living politician.
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Doris Miller's carrier name links service and symbolism
Miller's death aboard an escort carrier reinforces a name intended to offer the whole Navy an exemplary sailor.