Albert Ekka
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Albert Ekka,(born 27 December 1942-died 3 December 1971), Zari village, Ranchi district, Jharkhand State, India, was enrolled in the 14 Guards of the Indian army on 27 December 1962. He laid down his life on 3 December 1971 fighting in the eastern sector during the Battle of Hilli in the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971, and was posthumously awarded the highest wartime gallantry award of India, Param Vir Chakra.
Albert Ekka was the first Indian Christian to receive this gallantry award. Ranchi Catholic Archdiocese proudly acknowledges the sacrifice of Albert Ekka[1]. On the occasion of 50th anniversary of completion of the Republic of India in 2000, Government of India issued a postal stamp in the memory of Lance Naik Albert Ekka[2].
