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Philippine–American War
Seth L. Weld
Corporal · U.S. Army
Company L, 8th U.S. Infantry
5 December 1906 · La Paz, Leyte, Philippine Islands
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Expeditions, 1871–1933
- Home state
- Tennessee
- Action
- La Paz, Leyte, Philippine Islands
The citation
Official 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.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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