Medal of Honor Action Place: between Bermuda & the Azores, Atlantic Ocean
Citation
For courageous conduct while serving on board the U.S.S. 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.
Additional Details
Accredited to: New York
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: Brest, France, presented by Adm. Newton A. McCully
Born: September 3, 1897, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, CT, United States
Died: January 26, 1963, Port Chester, NY, United States
Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (MH) (7-10118-SS), Arlington, VA, United States
Location of Medal:
International Swimming Hall of Fame, Fort Lauderdale, FL