laid down in this hole a shallow dish where they can see him. one-foot deep. in front of the lone american and hundreds of german soldiers. as bullets knew all around him, lieutenant connor directed artillery fire, each time successfully decimating the enemy. they knew he was there and they couldn't get him. at one point, a german soldier came within five yard of lieutenant connor before being sho shot and killed. for three hours, the bloody battle raged on. in the last attacks swarms of german soldiers rushed forward. when they were nearly on top of lieutenant connor, he ordered fire on his own position, exactly where he was, courageously choosing to face death in order to save his battalion and achieve victory