U.S. Navy
Cann, Tedford HarrisConflictWorld War I
RankEnsign
Year of Action1917
Unit/CommandUSS May (SP-164)
BirthplaceBridgeport, Connecticut
Citation
For courageous conduct while serving on board the USS May, 5 November 1917. Cann found a leak in a flooded compartment and closed it at the peril of his life, thereby unquestionably saving the ship.
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