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Above and Beyond the Call of Duty, restored 1943 OWI poster by David Stone Martin: portrait of Navy mess attendant Dorie Miller in sailor whites with the Navy Cross, burning battleships at Pearl Harbor behind him
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Above and Beyond the Call of Duty: Dorie Miller — Paper Print

Price range: $49.00 through $179.00

David Stone Martin’s 1943 portrait of Dorie Miller, restored: the Navy mess attendant who took over an anti-aircraft gun at Pearl Harbor, wearing the Navy Cross, under the words “above and beyond the call of duty”. OWI Poster No. 68.

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Made to order. All sales final. Replacements or refunds only for damaged, faulty or incorrect prints reported within 7 days. Returns policy

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  • Printed to order in the USA, paper or framed
  • Quality promise: damaged, faulty or incorrect prints replaced if reported within 7 days (details)
Paper & printing

Giclée print on 200gsm Enhanced Matte Art paper: a smooth, natural-white fine-art stock with no glare, so the restored colours read true under any light.

Each print has a slim white border and is supplied unframed, ready for a standard frame or hanging clips.

Shipping & returns

Every print is made to order. Standard shipping to the US is free; Express is available at checkout. You will get tracking details by email when your print is on its way.

Because each print is custom-made, all sales are final and we do not accept change-of-mind returns. If your print arrives damaged, has a production fault or is the wrong item, tell us within 7 days of delivery with photos and we will send a free replacement.

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Which size should I choose?

11.7 × 16.5 in suits a desk, shelf or gallery wall. 20 × 28 in works above a desk, console or bed. 23.4 × 33.1 in is a statement piece above a sofa or in a hallway.

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Framing

Framed prints come in a solid wood, satin-finish frame in black, white or natural wood, glazed with shatterproof acrylic. The print is the same 200gsm Enhanced Matte Art paper as our unframed editions.

Framed artwork sizes are 12 × 17 in, 20 × 28 in and 23 × 33 in (the frame adds a little to each side). Every frame is made to order in the USA and arrives with a hook fitted, ready to hang.

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Restoration

Before & after

Drag the divider to compare the archival source scan with our restored edition. Tears, stains, fading and paper damage were repaired by hand while keeping the original artwork, lettering and colors true to the period.

Your print is made from the restored edition on the right.

Above and Beyond the Call of Duty: Dorie Miller — Paper Print restored edition
Above and Beyond the Call of Duty: Dorie Miller — Paper Print archival source
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Description

The Above and Beyond the Call of Duty poster

Above and Beyond the Call of Duty was painted by David Stone Martin and issued in 1943 by the Office of War Information as OWI Poster No. 68, printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office. It is a portrait of Doris “Dorie” Miller, a Navy mess attendant from Waco, Texas, in his white cap and jumper with the Navy Cross pinned to his chest. Behind him, battleships burn at Pearl Harbor. The caption reads: Dorie Miller received the Navy Cross at Pearl Harbor, May 27, 1942.

On 7 December 1941 Miller was serving aboard USS West Virginia. He carried wounded men to safety, including his mortally wounded captain, then took over an unmanned anti-aircraft machine gun he had never been trained to use and fired it until he was ordered to leave the ship. On 27 May 1942 Admiral Chester Nimitz pinned the Navy Cross on him. He was the first Black American to receive it. The government made him the face of this poster the next year; he was killed in November 1943 when the escort carrier Liscome Bay was torpedoed.

David Stone Martin (1913–1992) was an art director at the Office of War Information. After the war he became famous for his hand-drawn jazz record covers for Norman Granz’s labels. Copies of the poster are held by the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery.

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Restored edition

Restored from a photograph of an original 1943 print. The fold lines, creases, stains and wear were removed and the blue sky, white uniform and skin tones brought back, while the lettering and the artist’s signature are kept from the original. Drag the before and after slider below to compare.

Sizes and options

  • Paper print: 11.7 × 16.5 in, 20 × 28 in or 23.4 × 33.1 in
  • Framed print: 12 × 17 in, 20 × 28 in or 23 × 33 in, in a black, white or natural wood frame, ready to hang

Printed to order in the USA on 200gsm Enhanced Matte Art paper. Free Standard shipping to the US. Compare the print sizes.

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