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★Victoria Cross

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Oscar V. Peterson — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score100955th out of 4539

Number of Medals10

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score118564 of 4539

U.S. Navy#80of 707

World War II#480of 948

• Battle of the Coral Sea (DOW)#1of 1

Oscar V. Peterson

Chief Watertender, U.S. Navy

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World War II• Battle of the Coral Sea (DOW)

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Purple Heart
Combat Action Ribbon
Navy Good Conduct Medal
American Defense Service Medal
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal

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Biography

Oscar Verner Peterson was a Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor posthumously in World War II for his actions during the Battle of the Coral Sea.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Heroic Score100 pts