Albert E. Schwab
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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 Bat
Albert E. Schwab, posthumous Medal of Honor recipient
Okinawa Island
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Okinawa Island, also known as Okinawa Main Island, is the largest of the Okinawa Islands and the Ryukyu Islands of Japan in the Kyushu region. The island is approximately 106 kilometres long, an avera
Albert E. Schwab
…to private first class and in February 1945, he, along with the rest of the division, embarked for maneuvers which eventually led to the shores of Okinawa, Japan on Easter Sunday, April 1, 1945. Private First Class Schwab was a flame thrower operator with Headquarters Company. When that company was pinned…
Okinawa Island in January 2015
The first of the Ryukyuan missions to Edo, the capital of Tokugawa shogunate
The last King Shō Tai
American troops in Okinawa, 27 June 1945