Jose M. Lopez, a World War II veteran who was awarded the Medal of Honor for single-handedly killing more than 100 German soldiers in a single skirmish, died Monday in San Antonio, Texas. He was 94.

Lopez won the nation’s highest military honor for heroics during the Battle of the Bulge, in 1944. He was the oldest living Hispanic recipient of the Medal of Honor and among a dwindling group of recipients from World War II.

“He was a great hero, a super guy, and a super dad,” said his oldest son, John Lopez.

Lopez was a sergeant in the Army’s 2nd Infantry Division serving in Belgium when a superior force of German infantry and armor advanced on his company’s position on December 17, 1944.

Lopez jumped into a shallow hole with his heavy machine gun and killed 10 German soldiers, according to his Medal of Honor citation issued in 1945.

In the face of enemy tank fire, the document said, he held his position and shot 25 more German infantrymen trying to get around his flank. He later took another position and continuing firing to slow down enemy forces while his comrades retreated.

His health had declined in recent years, but Lopez visited Washington in January for President Bush’s second inauguration.