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U.S. Army · United States 
Seth L. Weld
Captain
1879 – 1958
Captain Seth L. Weld served the U.S. Army. Seth was 79 years old.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Captain
Medal of Honor
5 December 1906 · At La Paz, Leyte, Philippine Islands · Corporal, Company L, 8th U.S. Infantry.
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.
Awards & Decorations
1
For valor
Medal of Honor - Army
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.
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