Ensign, Pilot (Grumman F4F Wildcat), Fighting Squadron Three (VF3), USS Lexington (CV-2) "The Lady Lex", Task Force 11, United States Naval (Reserve), World War II
Service #0085948
Missing in action or lost at sea (date of loss May 8, 1942)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal & Combat Action Ribbon
Navy listed next of kin as (Mother), Mrs. Nell Francis Peterson, 1215 E. 45th St., Kansas City, Missouri
ENS Dale W. Peterson was awarded the Navy Cross for distinguished service in intercepting enemy bombers attacking Lexington, February 20, 1942. He was also awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, posthumously, for his actions during the Battle of the Coral Sea, May 1942, in which he gave his life. Destroyer escort USS Dale W. Peterson (DE-337) was named after him
PETERSON, DALE W. (MIA)
Citation:
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Dale W. Peterson (0-085948), Ensign, U.S. Navy (Reserve), for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Fighter Plane in Fighting Squadron THREE (VF3), embarked from the U.S.S. LEXINGTON (CV-2), in action against enemy forces in the Pacific War Area when his ship was attacked by eighteen Japanese bombing planes on 20 February 1942. In the face of heavy antiaircraft fire, Ensign Peterson intercepted a formation of nine enemy aircraft and succeeded in shooting down one twin-engine bomber and aided in shooting down another. Ensign Peterson's outstanding courage, daring airmanship and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 317 (August 1943)
Born: November 18, 1919 at St. Joseph, Missouri
Home Town: Kansas City, Missouri
Service #0085948
Missing in action or lost at sea (date of loss May 8, 1942)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal & Combat Action Ribbon
Navy listed next of kin as (Mother), Mrs. Nell Francis Peterson, 1215 E. 45th St., Kansas City, Missouri
ENS Dale W. Peterson was awarded the Navy Cross for distinguished service in intercepting enemy bombers attacking Lexington, February 20, 1942. He was also awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, posthumously, for his actions during the Battle of the Coral Sea, May 1942, in which he gave his life. Destroyer escort USS Dale W. Peterson (DE-337) was named after him
PETERSON, DALE W. (MIA)
Citation:
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Dale W. Peterson (0-085948), Ensign, U.S. Navy (Reserve), for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Fighter Plane in Fighting Squadron THREE (VF3), embarked from the U.S.S. LEXINGTON (CV-2), in action against enemy forces in the Pacific War Area when his ship was attacked by eighteen Japanese bombing planes on 20 February 1942. In the face of heavy antiaircraft fire, Ensign Peterson intercepted a formation of nine enemy aircraft and succeeded in shooting down one twin-engine bomber and aided in shooting down another. Ensign Peterson's outstanding courage, daring airmanship and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 317 (August 1943)
Born: November 18, 1919 at St. Joseph, Missouri
Home Town: Kansas City, Missouri
Ensign, Pilot (Grumman F4F Wildcat), Fighting Squadron Three (VF3), USS Lexington (CV-2) "The Lady Lex", Task Force 11, United States Naval (Reserve), World War II
Service #0085948
Missing in action or lost at sea (date of loss May 8, 1942)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal & Combat Action Ribbon
Navy listed next of kin as (Mother), Mrs. Nell Francis Peterson, 1215 E. 45th St., Kansas City, Missouri
ENS Dale W. Peterson was awarded the Navy Cross for distinguished service in intercepting enemy bombers attacking Lexington, February 20, 1942. He was also awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, posthumously, for his actions during the Battle of the Coral Sea, May 1942, in which he gave his life. Destroyer escort USS Dale W. Peterson (DE-337) was named after him
PETERSON, DALE W. (MIA)
Citation:
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Dale W. Peterson (0-085948), Ensign, U.S. Navy (Reserve), for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Fighter Plane in Fighting Squadron THREE (VF3), embarked from the U.S.S. LEXINGTON (CV-2), in action against enemy forces in the Pacific War Area when his ship was attacked by eighteen Japanese bombing planes on 20 February 1942. In the face of heavy antiaircraft fire, Ensign Peterson intercepted a formation of nine enemy aircraft and succeeded in shooting down one twin-engine bomber and aided in shooting down another. Ensign Peterson's outstanding courage, daring airmanship and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 317 (August 1943)
Born: November 18, 1919 at St. Joseph, Missouri
Home Town: Kansas City, Missouri
Service #0085948
Missing in action or lost at sea (date of loss May 8, 1942)
Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal & Combat Action Ribbon
Navy listed next of kin as (Mother), Mrs. Nell Francis Peterson, 1215 E. 45th St., Kansas City, Missouri
ENS Dale W. Peterson was awarded the Navy Cross for distinguished service in intercepting enemy bombers attacking Lexington, February 20, 1942. He was also awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, posthumously, for his actions during the Battle of the Coral Sea, May 1942, in which he gave his life. Destroyer escort USS Dale W. Peterson (DE-337) was named after him
PETERSON, DALE W. (MIA)
Citation:
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Dale W. Peterson (0-085948), Ensign, U.S. Navy (Reserve), for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Fighter Plane in Fighting Squadron THREE (VF3), embarked from the U.S.S. LEXINGTON (CV-2), in action against enemy forces in the Pacific War Area when his ship was attacked by eighteen Japanese bombing planes on 20 February 1942. In the face of heavy antiaircraft fire, Ensign Peterson intercepted a formation of nine enemy aircraft and succeeded in shooting down one twin-engine bomber and aided in shooting down another. Ensign Peterson's outstanding courage, daring airmanship and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 317 (August 1943)
Born: November 18, 1919 at St. Joseph, Missouri
Home Town: Kansas City, Missouri
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Missouri.
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