DOD: Medal of Honor Monday - Army Pvt. Pedro Cano
October 07, 2019
October 07, 2019
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news story:
As an infantryman in World War II, Army Pvt. Pedro Cano used a shoulder-fired rocket launcher to take out more than 19 enemy soldiers and several machine guns terrorizing American troops in Schevenhutte, Germany, during the Battle of Hurtgen Forest.
For this action, he earned the Medal of Honor in 1944.
According to the official citation, while he was serving with 4th Inf . . .
As an infantryman in World War II, Army Pvt. Pedro Cano used a shoulder-fired rocket launcher to take out more than 19 enemy soldiers and several machine guns terrorizing American troops in Schevenhutte, Germany, during the Battle of Hurtgen Forest.
For this action, he earned the Medal of Honor in 1944.
According to the official citation, while he was serving with 4th Inf . . .