Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
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