PETERSON-AXEL
AXEL PETERSON
SAN DIEGO, CA 1927
Rate/Rank
GMC
GMC
Service Branch
USN 7/1908 - 7/1943
Born
12/05/1888
SONARP, SWEDEN
SQUADRON VF-5
USS VERMONT
SS EURANA
USS ALBANY
USS UTAH
NAVY CROSS
CHINA SERVICE MEDAL
MEXICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL
WORLD WAR I VICTORY MEDAL
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL
Axel Peterson
AWARDS AND CITATIONS
Navy Cross
Awarded for actions during the World War I
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Chief Gunner's Mate Axel Peterson, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commander of the Armed Guard of the S.S. Eurana, and in an encounter with an enemy submarine. On 27 August 1917, the submarine was sighted, the ship fired two shots, and the submarine disappeared. Later in the night, a submarine was sighted, but the ship escaped in the darkness without action.
Action Date: 27-Aug-17
Service: Navy
Rank: Chief Gunner's Mate
Company: Armed Guard
Division: S.S. Eurana
Submitted by Doug Bewall RMCM USN Ret