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Virgil
Alvin
Schwab
MIA (WWII) KIA
December 8, 1915

–

July 29, 1942

Born:

Hooper

, 

Nebraska

Home:

Hooper

, 

Nebraska

Buried: 

Hooper

, 

Nebraska

Cemetery:

Hooper Cemetery (Cenotaph)

Virgil Schwab graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1940. He was missing in action following an air mission in 1942, while serving as a U.S. Army Air Forces Captain.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Captain (Air Corps)

    Batallion:

    8th Bombardment Squadron

    Regiment:

    3d Bombardment Group (L)

    Division:

    Far East Air Force

    Action Date:

    April 10 – 14, 1942
    Headquarters, Allied Air Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area, General Orders No. 18 (June 6, 1942)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Captain (Air Corps) Virgil Alvin Schwab (ASN: 0-23021), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving as Pilot of an A-26 Dauntless Dive Bomber of the 8th Bombardment Squadron, 3d Bombardment Group (Light), Far East Air Force, in aerial operations over New Guinea, in the Southwest Pacific Theater of Operations, on 7 April 1942. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Second Lieutenant Swartz, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.