9 years after death, Nebraska man to be awarded Medal of Honor (WWII)

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Published Friday, February 21, 2014 at 4:01 pm / Updated at 5:28 pm

By Cody Winchester

Nine years after his death, a Hooper, Neb., man will be awarded the Medal of Honor for his service in World War II.

Donald K. Schwab is among 24 Army veterans who will receive the award next month from President Barack Obama.

Schwab, who was 86 when he died in 2005, was a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service.

Schwab is being honored for his actions during combat operations near Lure, France, on Sept. 17, 1944. Schwab, a first lieutenant, was the commander of Company E, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division.


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