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   From: NoObedienceSkills@NoSubservienceSkills.NoComplianceSkills   
      
   Cleto Rodriguez   
      
   Rank and organization:U.S. Army, Company B, 148th Infantry, 37th Infantry   
   Division   
   Place and date:Paco Railroad Station, Manila, Philippine Islands, 9 February   
   1945   
   Entered service at:San Antonio, TX   
   Born:San Marcos, TX   
   G.O.   
      
   Citation:   
      
   "He was an automatic rifleman when his unit attacked the strongly defended   
   Paco Railroad Station during the battle for Manila, Philippine Islands.   
   While making a frontal assault across an open field, his platoon was halted   
   100 yards from the station by intense enemy fire.   
      
   On his own initiative, he left the platoon, accompanied by a comrade, and   
   continued forward to a house 60 yards from the objective. Although under   
   constant enemy observation, the 2 men remained in this position for an hour,   
   firing at targets of opportunity, killing more than 35 hostile soldiers and   
   wounding many more.   
      
   Moving closer to the station and discovering a group of Japanese   
   replacements attempting to reach pillboxes, they opened heavy fire, killed   
   more than 40 and stopped all subsequent attempts to man the emplacements.   
   Enemy fire became more intense as they advanced to within 20 yards of the   
   station.   
      
   Then, covered by his companion, Pvt. Rodriguez boldly moved up to the   
   building and threw 5 grenades through a doorway killing 7 Japanese,   
   destroying a 20-mm. gun and wrecking a heavy machinegun. With their   
   ammunition running low, the 2 men started to return to the American lines,   
   alternately providing covering fire for each other's withdrawal.   
      
   During this movement, Pvt. Rodriguez' companion was killed. In 2 l/2 hours   
   of fierce fighting the intrepid team killed more than 82 Japanese,   
   completely disorganized their defense, and paved the way for the subsequent   
   overwhelming defeat of the enemy at this strongpoint.   
      
   Two days later, Pvt. Rodriguez again enabled his comrades to advance when he   
   single-handedly killed 6 Japanese and destroyed a well-placed 20-mm. gun by   
   his outstanding skill with his weapons, gallant determination to destroy the   
   enemy, and heroic courage in the face of tremendous odds, Pvt. Rodriguez, on   
   2 occasions, materially aided the advance of our troops in Manila."   
      
      
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleto_Rodriguez   
      
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