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Hero of the Battle of the Coral Sea who earned a posthumous Medal of Honor for his bravery during World War II.His ship, the Neosho, was heavily damaged in the fighting at Coral Sea, and he managed to close four of the ship's bulkhead valves. Unfortunately, he suffered fatal burns in the process.Jay Zeamer was another World War II hero who received the Medal of Honor.
BEFORE FAMEHe entered the U.S. Navy at age twenty.
PERSONAL LIFEHe was born in Prentice, Wisconsin.
FUN FACTSWar Hero Oscar V. Peterson were born on Sunday, birthstone is Peridot, the seaon was Summer in the Chinese year of , it is 230 days until Oscar V. Peterson next birthday.
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