Dedication Ceremony of the Doris Miller Memorial (1944)

ID: 567 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University ~ Creator: Fred R. Gildersleeve
This file appears in: A. J. Moore High School
Dedication Ceremony of the Doris Miller Memorial (1944)

Faculty and students dedicate a memorial presented by the Surtrust T. Wilson Thrift Club to Doris Miller in 1944. He attended Moore High in the 1930s before joining the navy.

This file appears in: A. J. Moore High School

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