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Photo #: 80-G-44115 Chief Water Tender Oscar Verner Peterson, USN Photographed circa the later 1930s. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in attempting to save USS Neosho (AO-23) after she was bombed during the Battle of Coral Sea, 7 May 1942. USS Peterson (DE-152) was named in his honor. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 56KB; 550 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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9 April 1999