Dale L. Peters’ Navy Cross citation

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to

Dale L. Peters

Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps

for service as set forth in the following

CITATION:

for exceptionally meritorious service, extraordinary courage and disregard of his own condition while serving with Battery H, SIXTH Marine Defense Battalion, Fleet Marine Force, Naval Air Station Midway, during the bombardment of Sand Island, Midway Islands, by Japanese forces on 7 December 1941. Without regard for his dazed condition caused by being blown through a window resulting from a bursting shell, and a subsequent fall of about fourteen feet, Corporal Peters, upon his own initiative, assisted in removing large aerial bombs from the burning hangars. His conduct throughout this action reflects great credit upon himself, and was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.