page_title: Peter Tomich
hierarchical_section_title: Peter Tomich
caption_attribution_description: English: Chief Watertender Peter Tomich, United States Navy. Tomich was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism on board USS Utah (AG-16) during the 7 December 1941 Japanese air attack on Pearl Harbor. Halftone reproduction, copied from the official publication "Medal of Honor, 1861-1948, The Navy", page 270.
context_page_description: Petar Herceg Tonić 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.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: Chief Watertender Peter Tomich
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