Medal of Honor Citation.

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Medal of Honor Citation.

Citation, March 4, 1942, signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Includes correspondence, etc.

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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...

Utah (Battleship).

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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York. He was the son of James (lawyer, financier) and Sara (Delano) Roosevelt. He married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on March 17, 1905, and had six children: Anna, James, Franklin, Elliott, Franklin Jr., John. He received his B.A. from Harvard in 1904 and later attended Columbia University Law School. Roosevelt was admitted to the Bar in 1907 and worked for the Carter, Ledyard, and Milburn firm in New York City from 1907 to 19...