Albert E. Schwab
Military Person
1920 – 1945
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Who was Albert E. Schwab?
Private First Class Albert Earnest Schwab was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the United States' highest military honor — the Medal of Honor — for his heroic actions during the Battle of Okinawa. Just five days short of completing one year of United States Marine Corps service, on May 7, 1945, PFC Schwab singlehandedly destroyed two important Japanese machine gun positions during a critical stage of battle, allowing his pinned down unit to advance.
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- Born
- Jul 17, 1920
Washington, D.C. - Also known as
- Albert Earnest Schwab
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- University of Tulsa
- Died
- May 7, 1945
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on July 23, 2013
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