Silvestre s herrera biography
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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, Ariz.
Birth:
El Paso, Tex.
G.O. No.:
75, 5 September 1945.
Silvestre s herrera biography
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 skirt