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Doris Miller reported for duty at Puget Sound Navy Yard on May 15, 1943.
His rate was raised to Petty Officer, Ship ′ s Cook Third Class on June 1st when he reported to the escort carrier.
After training in Hawaii and in the Gilbert Islands, the Liscome Bay took part in the Battle of Tarawa beginning on November 20.
On November 24, the ship was struck in the stern by a single torpedo from the Japanese submarine I-175.
The aircraft bomb magazine detonated a few moments later, sinking the warship within minutes.
There were 272 survivors, but Miller was not among them.
The rest of the crew was listed as " presumed dead ".
Two years after his heroic actions at Pearl Harbor, on December 7, 1943, Miller ′ s parents were notified their son was " Missing in Action ".

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