High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! William A. Soderman (1912 1980) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. Soderman joined the Army from his birth city of West Haven, Connecticut, and by December 17, 1944 was serving as a private first class in Company K, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. On that day, near Rocherath, Belgium, Soderman used his bazooka to single-handedly disable three German tanks and attack an infantry platoon. Although seriously wounded, he survived the battle and was awarded the Medal of Honor eleven months later, on November 1, 1945.