Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Philippine Insurrection - U.S. Army
Paul Frederick Straub
Details
- Rank: Major Surgeon
- Conflict/Era: Philippine Insurrection
- Unit/Command:
36th Infantry,
U.S. Volunteers - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: December 21, 1899
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Alos Zambales, Luzon, Philippine Islands
Citation
Voluntarily exposed himself to a hot fire from the enemy in repelling with pistol fire an insurgent attack and at great risk of his own life went under fire to the rescue of a wounded officer and carried him to a place of safety.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: October 3, 1906
Presented by President Theodore Roosevelt - Born: July 3, 1865, Vohrenbach, Baden, Germany
- Died: November 25, 1937, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Buried: Forest Home Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, IA, United States