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   From: NoObedienceSkills@NoSubservienceSkills.NoComplianceSkills   
      
   Silvestre S. Herrera   
      
   Rank and organization:Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company E, 142d   
   Infantry, 36th Infantry Division.   
   Place and date:Near Mertzwiller, France, 15 March 1945.   
   Entered service at:Phoenix, Arizona   
   G.O. No.: 75, 5 September 1945.   
      
   Citation:   
      
   "He advanced with a platoon along a wooded road until stopped by heavy enemy   
   machinegun fire. As the rest of the unit took cover, he made a 1-man frontal   
   assault on a strongpoint and captured 8 enemy soldiers. When the platoon   
   resumed its advance and was subjected to fire from a second emplacement   
   beyond an extensive minefield, Pvt. Herrera again moved forward,   
   disregarding the danger of exploding mines, to attack the position. He   
   stepped on a mine and had both feet severed but, despite intense pain and   
   unchecked loss of blood, he pinned down the enemy with accurate rifle fire   
   while a friendly squad captured the enemy gun by skirting the minefield and   
   rushing in from the flank. The magnificent courage, extraordinary heroism,   
   and willing self-sacrifice displayed by Pvt. Herrera resulted in the capture   
   of 2 enemy strongpoints and the taking of 8 prisoners."   
      
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvestre_S._Herrera   
      
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