What real-life Navy sailor with an amputated leg did Cuba Gooding Jr. star as?
Cuba Gooding Jr.:  He gained later attention for his roles as Carl Brashear in "Men of Honor", and in Michael Bay's WWII epic "Pearl Harbor" (2001) as Doris Miller. Carl Brashear:  He was the first African American to become a U.S. Navy Master Diver, rising to the position in 1970 despite also having an amputated left leg.
Carl Brashear