Seth L. Weld

{{Infobox military person

|name= Seth Lathrop Weld

|birth_date= {{Birth date|1879|2|19}}

|death_date= {{Death date and age|1958|12|20|1879|2|19}}

|birth_place= Sandy Hook, Maryland

|death_place= San Antonio, Texas, U.S.{{cite web|url=https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/seth-l-weld|title=SETH LATHROP WELD|website=cmohs.org|publisher=Congressional Medal of Honor Society|access-date=January 12, 2025}}

|placeofburial= Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas

|placeofburial_label= Place of burial

|image=

|caption=

|nickname=

|allegiance= United States of America

|branch= United States Army

|serviceyears= 1899–1933

|rank= Colonel

|unit= Company L, 8th Infantry Regiment

|battles= Philippine–American War

|awards= Medal of Honor

}}

Seth Lathrop Weld (February 19, 1879 – December 20, 1958) was a soldier in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the Philippine–American War.

Weld joined the Army from Altamont, Tennessee, in April 1899, and retired with the rank of colonel in September 1933.Official Army Register, 1940

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Corporal, Company L, 8th U.S. Infantry. Place and date: At La Paz, Leyte, Philippine Islands, December 5, 1906. Entered service at: Altamont, Tennessee. Birth: Sandy Hook, Maryland. Date of issue: October 20, 1908.

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.

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References

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  • {{Cite web

|accessdate = April 27, 2008

|url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/philippine.html

|title = "WELD, SETH L." entry

|work = Medal of Honor recipients: Philippine–American War

|date = June 8, 2009

|publisher = United States Army Center of Military History

|archive-date = December 14, 2007

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071214025517/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/philippine.html

|url-status = dead

}}

  • {{Hall of Valor|2868|accessdate=August 28, 2011}}