Peter Tomich

Peter Tomich
Petar Herceg 'Tonić'
Chief Watertender Peter Tomich
Born(1893-06-03)June 3, 1893
Prolog, Ljubuški, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary
DiedDecember 7, 1941(1941-12-07) (aged 48)
Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Army
 United States Navy
Years of service1917–1919 (Army)
1919–1941 (Navy)
RankChief Watertender (Navy)
UnitUSS Litchfield (DD-336)
USS Utah (BB-31)
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
Awards Medal of Honor

Petar Herceg 'Tonić' (later anglicized as Peter Tomich; June 3, 1893 – December 7, 1941) was a United States Navy sailor of Herzegovinian Croat descent who received the United States military's highest award, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in World War II.[1]

  1. ^ Hagan (2004), pp. 435–36.

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