Paul F. Straub

Paul F. Straub
Paul F. Straub, Medal of Honor recipient
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Rank	Surgeon
Unit	36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
Battles/wars	Philippine-American War
Awards	Medal of Honor

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

Medal of Honor citation

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

See also

• List of Medal of Honor recipients
• List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Philippine-American War

References

• ""PAUL F. STRAUB". Medal of Honor Recipients: Philippine-American War. Center of Military History (CMH), United States Army. July 16, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)