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{{short description|Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipient}}
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'''Paul Frederick Straub''' was an [[Surgeon]] in the [[United States Army]] and a [[Medal of Honor]] recipient for his actions in the [[Philippine-American War]].
'''Paul Frederick Straub''' was a [[Surgeon]] in the [[United States Army]] and a [[Medal of Honor]] recipient for his actions in the [[Philippine–American War]].

He also worked in the Office of the Surgeon General; his papers from his time there can be found at the National Library of Medicine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oculus.nlm.nih.gov/aml151|title=Army Medical Library Director's Correspondence 1918-1932|publisher=National Library of Medicine}}</ref>


==Medal of Honor citation==
==Medal of Honor citation==
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<blockquote>Voluntarily exposed himself to a hot fire from the enemy in repelling with pistol fire an insurgent attack and at great risk of his own life went under fire to the rescue of a wounded officer and carried him to a place of safety.<ref name=ACMH>{{Cite web
<blockquote>Voluntarily exposed himself to a hot fire from the enemy in repelling with pistol fire an insurgent attack and at great risk of his own life went under fire to the rescue of a wounded officer and carried him to a place of safety.<ref name=ACMH>{{Cite web
|accessdate=2008-04-23
|accessdate = 2023-05-23
|url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/philippine.html
|url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/philippine.html
|archivedate = 2019-07-22
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20190722172125/https://history.army.mil/html/moh/philippine.html
|title = PAUL F. STRAUB
|title = PAUL F. STRAUB
|work = Medal of Honor recipients: Philippine-American War
|work = Medal of Honor recipients: Philippine–American War
|date = June 8, 2009
|date = June 8, 2009
|publisher= [[United States Army Center of Military History]]}}</ref></blockquote>
|publisher= [[United States Army Center of Military History]]}}</ref></blockquote>
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*[[List of Medal of Honor recipients]]
*[[List of Medal of Honor recipients]]
*[[List of Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipients]]
*[[List of Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipients]]
{{Portal box|Biography|United States Army}}
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Find a Grave|7673655|work=Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients|accessdate=2009-01-08}}
*{{Find a Grave|7673655|work=Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients|accessdate=2009-01-08}}
*[http://www.iowahistory.org/museum/exhibits/medal-of-honor/straub_paul_paw/index.htm Iowa Medal of Honor Heroes]
* [http://oculus.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=nlmfindaid;cc=nlmfindaid;view=reslist;subview=standard;didno=aml151 Army Medical Library Director's Correspondence (1918-1932)]—National Library of Medicine finding aid


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Latest revision as of 17:02, 5 June 2023

Paul F. Straub
Paul F. Straub, Medal of Honor recipient
Born(1865-07-03)July 3, 1865
Grand Duchy of Baden
DiedNovember 25, 1937(1937-11-25) (aged 72)
Mount Pleasant, Iowa
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1892 - 1919
RankColonel
Unit36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
Army Medical Corps
Battles/warsPhilippine–American War
World War I
AwardsMedal of Honor

Paul Frederick Straub was a Surgeon in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the Philippine–American War.

He also worked in the Office of the Surgeon General; his papers from his time there can be found at the National Library of Medicine.[1]

Medal of Honor citation[edit]

Rank and organization: Surgeon. 36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers. Place and date: At Alos, Zambales, Luzon, Philippine Islands, December 21, 1899. Entered service at: Iowa. Birth: Germany. Date of issue: October 6, 1906.

Citation:

Voluntarily exposed himself to a hot fire from the enemy in repelling with pistol fire an insurgent attack and at great risk of his own life went under fire to the rescue of a wounded officer and carried him to a place of safety.[2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Army Medical Library Director's Correspondence 1918-1932". National Library of Medicine.
  2. ^ "PAUL F. STRAUB". Medal of Honor recipients: Philippine–American War. United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. Archived from the original on 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2023-05-23.

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