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Tulsa Marine Corps League, Albert E. Schwab, Detachment 857

The Albert E. Schwab Detachment of the Marine Corps League was chartered on July 27, 1993. The Detachment is named in honor of PFC Albert E. Schwab, USMCR, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for action on Okinawa in 1945.
PFC Schwab is the only Tulsan to receive the Medal of Honor.
PFC Schwab is interned at Memorial Park Cemetery in Tulsa, OK.

The Detachment actively supports:
United States Marine Corps Reserve Unit, Broken Arrow, OK
United States Marine Corps Birthday Ball
The Thomas A. Blair Young Marines Detachment
Claremore Veterans Center
Tulsa Area JROTC Units
Marine Corps League Eagle Scout Program
Toys for Tots
Tulsa’s Medal of Honor Day Ceremony
Marine Corps League Fallen Marine Program
Operation Home Front (Families of Deployed)
Local Area Patriotic & Military Events


Detachment Meeting 25 June, 2022 - 0900

Check Calendar Page for other important events.

VFW 577 Serves a Morning Chow Fundraising @ 0800 All you can eat $8.00 per person
 VFW Post 577, 1109 E. 6th Street, Tulsa, OK 74120
Main Phone Contact 539-777-1109

The mission of the Albert E. Schwab Detachment of the Marine Corps League
is to promote the interest and to preserve traditions of the United States Marine Corps
by supporting those who serve or have served in our beloved Corps
while coordinating programs with the local communities in Northeastern Oklahoma
and promote the ideals of patriotism and the principles of freedom.