Herbert Emery Schonland

Herbert Emery Schonland was a United States Navy Rear Admiral and a recipient of the United States militarys highest decorationthe Medal of Honorfor his actions in World War II.

He was born in Portland, Maine September 7, 1900 and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland in 1925. joined the Navy from his birth state of Maine. By November 12, 1942 was serving as a lieutenant commander on the USS160San Francisco160. On that day, the San Francisco was heavily damaged during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal and began taking on water. Schonland, as the damage control officer, worked through the night to stop the flooding and save the ship.

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