Paul F. Straub

Paul F. Straub
Paul F. Straub, Medal of Honor recipient
Born	(1865-07-03)July 3, 1865 Grand Duchy of Baden
Died	November 25, 1937(1937-11-25) (aged 72) Mount Pleasant, Iowa
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1892 - 1919
Rank	Colonel
Unit	36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers Army Medical Corps
Battles/wars	Philippine–American War World War I
Awards	Medal 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

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

• List of Medal of Honor recipients
• List of Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipients

References

External links

• "Paul F. Straub". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
• Iowa Medal of Honor Heroes
• Army Medical Library Director's Correspondence (1918-1932)—National Library of Medicine finding aid

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