Seth Lathrop Weld
Philippine-American War
Corporal, Company L, 8th U.S. Infantry. For actions at La Paz, Leyte, Philippine Islands.
December 05, 1906
Corporal, Company L, 8th U.S. Infantry. For actions at La Paz, Leyte, Philippine Islands.
December 05, 1906
Born in Sandy Hook, MD, Weld entered service in Altamont, TN.
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.
