Chief Watertender Oscar Verner Peterson, 1942

As Repair Party Leader aboard oiler Neosho during an attack by Japanese aircraft in the Battle of the Coral Sea, his party was all killed or wounded. Although wounded himself, he entered a fire room and closed a bulkhead stop valve, receiving burns that resulted in his death but assisted the ship in continuing to fight.  He was awarded the Medal of Honor.

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