for freedom. and those people that were with him, many of them now gone, said it was the single bravest act they ve ever seen. he had shells dropped right on him. aim at me, he said. aim at me. well, they missed him by feet, but he kept calling in more round, more rounds until the blanket of fire broke the german advance and the enemy retreated, saving so many american lives. lieutenant connor s courageous actions killed roughly 50 german soldiers, injured 100 more and saved so many american lives, they don t even have the count. somehow lieutenant connor survived the attack. less than four months later, the nazi s surrendered.
did she vote for trump? [ laughter ] the president of the united states of america authorized by act of congress march 3rd, 1863, has awarded in the name of congress the medal of honor to first lieutenant garland m. connor, united states army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his own life above and beyond the call of duty. he distinguished himself with acts of gallantry while serving can company k, third battalion, third infantry division on the mortgaging of january 24th, 1945. german forces ferociously counter attacked the front left flank of the regiment with 600
down evil with the strength of a warrior and the heard of a true hero. lloyd ramsey, merle commanding officer described him this way. i ve never seen a man with as much courage and ability as he had. i usually don t brag on my officers, but this is one officer nobody could brag enough about and do him justice. he was a real soldier. that s some quote from his commander. lieutenant garland, merle connor, was indeed a giant in his daring, his devotion and his duty. he was larger than life. and that he was. he will never ever be forgotten. we will never forget his story. and we will always be grateful to god for giving us heros like
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
infantry troops, six tanks and tank destroyers. lieutenant connor, having recently returning to his unit after a wound received in an earlier battle, was working as the intelligence officer in the third battalion command post at the time of the attack. understanding the devastating effect the advancing enemy could have, lieutenant connor ran straight to the heart of the enemy assault to get to a position from which he could direct friendly arartillery. he maneuvered 40 yards through the enemy artillery fire that destroyed trees in its path and rained shrapnel all around him. while unrolling telephone wire needed to communicate with the command post. upon reaching the front line, he continued to move forward under the enemy assault to a position 30 yards in front of the defending united states forces, where he plunged into a shallow ditch that provided minimal