Ljubušak Petar Herceg Tonić, koji je žrtvujući vlastiti, spasio živote stotina američkih mornara, članova posade američkog broda USS Utah tokom japanskog napada na flotu u Pearl Harboru.
Dana 7. decembra 1941., glavni vodotender Petar Tomić služio je na USS Utah u Pearl Harboru kada je torpediran i počeo tonuti. Tomić je ostao ispod palube, osiguravajući brodske kotlove i osiguravajući bijeg ostalih mornara, pri čemu je izgubio život. Hrabrost i osobna žrtva Petra Hercega Tomića predstavljaju najbolje od nas, navodi se u objavi na X-u američke ambasade u BiH.
On December 7, 1941, Chief Watertender Petar Tomic was serving on the USS Utah in Pearl Harbor when it was torpedoed and began to sink. Tomic remained below deck, securing the ship’s boilers and ensuring other sailors escaped, losing his life. Petar Herceg Tomic’s courage and… pic.twitter.com/7lpcgkw0hb
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