Tedford Harris Cann
Born: September 3, 1897 at Bridgeport, Connecticut
Home Town: New York, New York
War Department, General Orders No. 366 (1918)
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Seaman Tedford Harris Cann, United States Navy, for courageous conduct while serving on board the U.S.S. May, 5 November 1917 at sea between Bermuda and the Azores. Seaman Cann found a leak in a flooded compartment and closed it at the peril of his life, thereby unquestionably saving the ship.
