Medal of Honor
1944-09-17
Lure, France
- Rank at action
- First Lieutenant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- World War II
- Unit or command
- Company E, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division
- Presentation date
- March 18, 2014
The Citation
Sources ↓Schwab distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions on Sept. 17, 1944. His courage and determination resulted in the dismantling of a strong German position and he would take one prisoner of war.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Donald K Schwab — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-003019
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-01
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 95719c45ea30ed10baa0cda7592b140585e1e8b22a6ebb1460403286bde4229f
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current Society heading omits punctuation in the middle initial; the legacy punctuated form remains an alias.