Paul H. Weinert
Paul H. Weinert | |
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Paul H. Weinert as appearing in O.F. Keydel's Deeds of Valor: How America's Heroes Won the Medal of Honor (1907) | |
| Born | May 28, 1869 |
| Died | January 19, 1919 (aged 49) |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Service years | 1886 - 1895, 1898 - 1899 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | 1st U.S. Artillery |
| Conflicts | Ghost Dance War |
| Awards | Medal of Honor |
Sergeant Paul H. Weinert (July 15, 1869 – January 19, 1919) was an American soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 1st U.S. Artillery during the Indian Wars. He was one of twenty men who received the Medal of Honor for gallantry at what was then called the Battle of Wounded Knee, but now commonly called the Wounded Knee Massacre, taking charge of the battery when his commanding officer was severely wounded, on December 29, 1890.