The man is Pedro Cano, born in Mexico and raised in Texas, had decided to enlist in the US Army in 1944. Soon after, Cano took part in major operations in France and Germany with the 4th ID.
His company was advancing near Schevenhutte, Germany, in December 1944 when the unit came under heavy fire from German machine guns.
Private Cano worked his way forward alone, through a hail of fire and more than 100 yards of heavily mined terrain until he was within 30 feet of the nearest German emplacement. He singlehandedly killed every crew of every MG nest he encountered, allowing his company to move forward.
The next day, the Americans once more encountered heavy German resistance, and Private Cano again moved forward alone with his bazooka. Crossing open, fire-swept ground, he succeeded in suppressing 3 more machine-gun positions and killing their gunners, bringing to nearly 30 the number of German soldiers he killed during that two-day period.
Sometime later, while on patrol, Private Cano and his platoon were surprised by German soldiers, who inflicted heavy casualties. Private Cano lay motionless on the ground until the assailants closed in, then tossed a grenade into their midst, wounding or killing all of them. However, more of them came and Pedro found himself alone, falling back.
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He found a small abandoned house and ran inside it for cover but the house was falling apart. As the enemy broke in, he pulled out a grenade and threw it in the midst; killing them all. He was extremely injured in the blast and was returned to the States and placed in a Veterans hospital in Waco, Texas.
After which, he returned home to his wife and daughter in Edinburg.
On top of his 2 Silver Stars, Cano was initially awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, and most speculated that he did not receive the Medal of Honor due to him not being a US Citizen.
On March 2014, Cano was finally awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously, since he passed away in 1952 due to a tragic car accident. #hardfuck #ww2 #badass #stayzero #zerofoxtrot