Date of birth:

October 11th, 1921

Date of death:

November 7th, 1944 (Netherlands)

Nationality:

American

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Private First Class

Unit:

Company F, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles", U.S. Army

For action performed on D-Day, June 6th, 1944 near Audouville-la-Hubert/Manche department, Basse-Normandie, France.
Pfc. Benjamin Shaub was primarily responsible for taking the Audoville ghost battery wich lay fire on Exit 3 at Utah Beach. He was awarded the Silver Star in recognition for his single-handed charge on the gun crews (105mm German howitzer).

• - Bando, M., 101st Airborne: The Screaming Eagles in World War II, Zenith Press, St. Paul/Minnesota, USA, 2007
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