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Seth Lathrop Weld

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Seth Lathrop Weld

Birth
Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, USA
Death
20 Dec 1958 (aged 79)
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Burial
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Plot
Section AH Site 189
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Philippine Insurrection Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. At La Paz, Leyte, Philippine Islands (5 December 1906) Corporal Weld, "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." Awarded the Medal of Honor.
Philippine Insurrection Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. At La Paz, Leyte, Philippine Islands (5 December 1906) Corporal Weld, "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." Awarded the Medal of Honor.

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  • Added: Oct 26, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18159/seth_lathrop-weld: accessed ), memorial page for Seth Lathrop Weld (19 Feb 1879–20 Dec 1958), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18159, citing Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.