Question

1. Why do you think the Navy initially refused to identify Dorie Miller?

Answer 1

The navy initially refused to identify Dorie Miller because several men were identified for that. So the navy refused as unnamed Negro Messman.                                                                            

Explanation:

• Dorie Miller was working as a Mess attendant. She will be having work in Messman. So she could not join the navy.
• Military service happened very strongly. It included all the powers required for black Americans. So it changed the lives of black Americans.
• Black veterans are wearing uniforms in public. So they are hating the fact of wearing uniforms in public. So white supremacists found them threatening.