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S1c Henry Homberg Schwinn
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S1c Henry Homberg Schwinn

Birth
Maryland, USA
Death
17 Mar 1943 (aged 19)
At Sea
Monument
Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England Add to Map
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Henry served as a Seaman First Class & Armed Guard on the S.S. Irenee DuPont, U.S. Navy during World War II.

He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.

Henry was declared "Missing In Action" when the DuPont was torpedoed by German submarine U-91 in the Atlantic Ocean during the war. He was awarded the Purple Heart.

He was not officially declared as being dead by the military until March 18, 1944, 1 year and 1 day after he went missing as was the custom.

Service # 6025323

He also has a "Cenotaph" in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
" Click Here " for that record.
Henry served as a Seaman First Class & Armed Guard on the S.S. Irenee DuPont, U.S. Navy during World War II.

He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.

Henry was declared "Missing In Action" when the DuPont was torpedoed by German submarine U-91 in the Atlantic Ocean during the war. He was awarded the Purple Heart.

He was not officially declared as being dead by the military until March 18, 1944, 1 year and 1 day after he went missing as was the custom.

Service # 6025323

He also has a "Cenotaph" in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
" Click Here " for that record.

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  • Created by: Russ Pickett
  • Added: Feb 15, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142675349/henry_homberg-schwinn: accessed ), memorial page for S1c Henry Homberg Schwinn (20 Jun 1923–17 Mar 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 142675349, citing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England; Maintained by Russ Pickett (contributor 46575736).