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Philippine Insurrection - U.S. Army

Seth Lathrop Weld

Details
  • Rank: Corporal (Highest Rank: Colonel)
  • Conflict/Era: Philippine Insurrection
  • Unit/Command:
    Company L,
    8th U.S. Infantry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: December 5, 1906
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: La Paz, Leyte, Philippine Islands
Citation
With his right arm cut open with a bolo, went to the assistance of a wounded constabulary officer and a fellow soldier who were surrounded by about 40 Pulajanes, and, using his disabled rifle as a club, beat back the assailants and rescued his party.
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Altamont, Grundy County, Tennessee
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: October 10, 1908
  • Born: February 19, 1879, Sandy Hook, Washington County, MD, United States
  • Died: December 20, 1958, San Antonio, TX, United States
  • Buried: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery (MH) (A-H-29), San Antonio, TX, United States
 

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