Oscar Verner Peterson: WWII legend, after who naval ship USNS Harvey Milk has been renamed, takes the helm
- Posted on June 27, 2025
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Oscar Verner Peterson: WWII legend, after who naval ship USNS Harvey Milk has been renamed, takes the helm

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has revealed the new name for the USNS Harvey Milk, weeks after he ordered the stripping of the civil rights icons name from the Navy vessel. Hegseth announced on Friday the USNS Harvey Milk is being renamed the USNS Oscar V. Peterson. Oscar was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his WWII service in the U.S. Navy and died of his wounds during a battle.