Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007. Official Military Personnel Files, 1885 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File for Peter Tomich.
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Tomich, Peter, 1893-1941
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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. Tomich was Chief Watertender on board the USS Utah and was killed at station during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Tomich's Medal of Honor citation: For distinguished conduct in the line of his profession, and extraor...