Albert Weisbogel

Albert Weisbogel was born in New Orleans around 1844 and joined the Navy from Louisiana. He went over the side twice to save shipmates. On January 11, 1874, he jumped from USS Benicia at sea to reach a drowning Marine named Wolf. On April 27, 1876, he dove from USS Plymouth as she neared Kingston, Jamaica, and pulled out Landsman Peter J. Kenny. Both rescues earned Medals of Honor, which makes him one of only 19 people to hold two. He died in 1919 and lies in Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Mardi Gras Museum of Imperial Calcasieu — 1.1 mi
  A 6,000-square-foot museum of southwest Louisiana Carnival with about 275 costume mannequins and 14 animated figures, opened in April 2026.
• Imperial Calcasieu Museum — 1.4 mi
  Lake Charles's history museum, founded by the Junior League in 1963, with parish artifacts, Claire Chennault's uniform and the Sallier Oak.
• Sam Houston Jones State Park — 5.0 mi
  A 1,087-acre park on the West Fork of the Calcasieu with longleaf pine, cypress-tupelo swamp, five trails, cabins and kayak rentals.
• Creole Nature Trail Adventure Point — 9.4 mi
  A free visitor center at the western gateway of Louisiana's only All-American Road, with exhibits on alligators, migrating songbirds and the estuary.

More markers nearby

• Martin Freeman — steps away
• Thomas J. Ryan — steps away
• John Osborne — steps away
• Theodore S. Wilkinson Jr. — steps away