Albert Weisbogel
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
About Albert Weisbogel
Lived 1844 – 1919 (aged 74–75). Albert Weisbogel was an American.
Albert Weisbogel (c. 1844 – May 27, 1919) was a 19th-century United States Navy sailor. He was twice awarded America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for peacetime actions (for which he would now be awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal). He is one of only 19 people to be awarded two Medals of Honor, and one of only 14 to be awarded the Medal twice for two separate actions.
Biography Weisbogel was born in about 1844 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He joined the Navy from Louisiana and by January 11, 1874, was serving on the .
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Who was Albert Weisbogel?
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1844–1919)
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Albert Weisbogel was born in 1844 in New Orleans.
When did Albert Weisbogel die?
Albert Weisbogel died on 27 May 1919.
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Albert Weisbogel was American.
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