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Theodore Frank Edward (Teddy) SCHWARTZ, Private

Theodore Frank Edward (Teddy) SCHWARTZ, Private

Male 1921 - 1987  (66 years)

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  • Name Theodore Frank Edward (Teddy) SCHWARTZ  [1] 
    Suffix Private  
    Nickname Teddy 
    Born 2 Apr 1921  Illinois USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Achievements WWII  [3] 
    Dates unknown but in a dispatch describes that he had been awarded Purple Heart, Distinguished Unit Badge, and Combat Infantryman Badge before he went to New Guinea at Bano. undated.  
    Residence 12 Nov 1944  Illinois USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence at time of enlistment, 1718 Chestnut St Granite City, Madison Illinois USA 
    Military Service 2 Dec 1950  Sydney NSW Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Arrived Sydney per BCPA [British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines] flight BP201/140 2 December 1950 
    Military Service 2 Dec 1950  Sydney NSW Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Theodore, described as American, arrived in Sydney on plane with his two daughters: Loreen Lee Schwartz 4yoa and Anna Marte Schwartz 3yoa mentioned on his Passenger Card No 46085 
    Residence 12 Nov 1956  San Francisco USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Travelled from Australia to SanFrancisco with entire family on SS Martposa Manifest. (image provided by FB Group FamilyHistory WA (WAGS). Listed
    Travel document NAME
    159 Illinois SCHWARTZ T F 36yoa
    21 M-1 British SCHWARTZ Lorna M 36yoa
    159 Illinois SCHWARTZ Anna Maria 7yoa
    159 Missouri SCHWARTZ Lorain L 8yoa
    159 Australia SCHWARTZ Theodore Junior 3yoa  
    Cause of death 13 Dec 1987  [5] 
    Natural causes. Source attached.  
    Military Service WWII  [6] 
    Serial No1826 American serviceman during the WWII 
    Occupation WWII  Sydney NSW Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Lathe Operator/Machine Operator on discharge papers 
    Died 13 Dec 1987  California USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7] 
    Person ID I-1361  Christina and Donald McLean | Allan McLean's descendants
    Last Modified 20 Jun 2020 

    Father Steve SCHWARTZ 
    Relationship -3024 
    Mother Mary UNKNOWN 
    Relationship -3024 
    Family ID F-3024  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lorna Mary PARNELL,   b. 27 Feb 1920, Orroroo SA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1999, Adelaide SA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 4 Apr 1944  Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8, 9] 
    Marriage/Wedding 4 Apr 1944  Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Lorna and Teddy married when he was in Australia as an American serviceman during the war. 
    Children of marriage 2 Mar 1953  Glenelg SA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    a son 2.3.1953 Born at Glenelg SA. Source TROVE The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954) Tue 3 Mar 1953 Page 20 Prev page Next page Browse pages Family Notices 
    Residence 11 Dec 1959  Melbourne Vic Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Lorna and Teddy moved to San Franciso from Melbourne Victoria after they were married. 
    Children 
    +1. LL S
    +2. Anna Marie SCHWARTZ,   b. 4 Jul 1947, Illinois USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 2005, San Bruno California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)  []
    +3. Theodore Junior SCHWARTZ,   b. 2 Mar 1953, Glenelg SA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1989, San Mateo California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)  []
    Last Modified 2 Jun 2019 05:43:11 
    Family ID F-452  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos

    Theodore Frank Schwartz military file photo of 2 Dec 1960 on discharge

    Headstones

    HS SCHWARTZ Lorna nee Parnell in California USA (Golden Gate Memorial Military Gardens) on rear of her husbands Memorial HS. Image by Tom Bocher

    HS SCHWARTZ Theodore (teddy) Frank Edward buried at California USA California Golden Gate Memorial Military Gardens+wife memorial on rear of HS Image by TD Miller

    Documents

    SHIPPING MANIFEST 1959 SCHWARTZ SS Mariposa with mobile family of three children Dec 1959 Some sources mixed suppliers from FB Group FamilyHistoryWA by Steve Cook and sourced either Ancestry or Find a grave or My Heritage or Vic BDM and genealogySA.org.au
    SCHWARTZ AND PARNELL. Provided by FB Group FamilyHistoryWAfrom Ancestry    		SCHWARTZ AND PARNELL. Provided by FB Group FamilyHistoryWAfrom Ancestry
    Schwartz, on 2 Mar 1953 at Glenelg Community Hospital to Lorna and Ted- a son    		Schwartz, on 2 Mar 1953 at Glenelg Community Hospital to Lorna and Ted- a son
    Schwartz, on 2 Mar 1953 at Glenelg Community Hospital to Lorna and Ted- a son
    WW - Theodore Frank Schwartz - registration for military service in 1944    		WW - Theodore Frank Schwartz - registration for military service in 1944
    * Date of registration: 11th Dec 1944 at Granite City, Illinois
    * Born 2nd April 1921 in Illinois
    * Aged 23 years at time of registration
    * Address: 1718 Chestnut St, Granite City, Madison, Illinois
    * Employment: Unemployed
    * Mother: Mary Schwartz - same address
    * Description: Race white, Height 5ft 9 ins, Weight 170 lbs, Eyes gray, Hair brown, Complexion ruddy, Scar on back of neck
    * Serial number T 1826, Order number T 10055-A

    BDM 1944 DEATH Record of natural death. Source email from WAGS Military SIG sourced Ancestry

    MILITARY 1921 RECORD; SCHWARTZ Theodore Frank Edward Illinois-WWII Enlistment Registration Card Page 1 of 2 source fold3

    MILITARY AWARD WWII PURPLE HEART AND COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE; Japan

    Schwartz news article in New Guinea fighting situation ana conditions. Source email WAGS-SIGS convenor TRANSCRIPT War Department, Bureau of Public Relations, PRESS BRANCH, Tel. RE6700. Brs. 3425 and 4860 SIS Release SF 67 LETTER AS FOLLOWS:--Wearing the Purple Heart, a Distinguished Unit Badge and the Combat Infantryman Badge, awarded for exemplary conduct in action against the enemy, Private first class Theodore F Schwartz, 23, of 1718 Chestnut Street, Granite City, Illinois, has returned to the United States after 30 months in the SW Pacific. Private Schwartz, who was a rifleman in an assault company of the 32D Infantry Division, was wounded at Buna when a Japanese mortar shell struck only eight years from him, killing his buddy. “A piece of steel got me in the neck” the Illinois Infantryman said. ‘The shell’s concussion knocked by rifle out of my hand and hurled it several years away from me. I walked over and picked up my rifle and fired the rest of my ammunition at Jap snipers before I went to find a medical aid man to get my wound treated.” Expert medical attention rendered Private First Class Schwartz “as good as new” in a few days, he said. He…

  • Sources 
    1. [S-3] BRB 'Donald & Christina McLean & Their Descendants', 1995 copies available, Copies of the BRB available Strathalbyn National Trust Museum & Library, several libraries around Australia including State Library SA, and Western Australian Genealogical Society Bayswater WA Request assistance for locating a copy through 'Contact us' on this website. .

    2. [S-52] http://ancestry.com.au, 22 May 2019 Researcher Lorna Mclean.
      FB Group on Family History WA a Steve Cook offered the following Ancestry information:
      Theo Frank Schwartz (Theodore) m. 1944 in Victoria, Australia to spouse Lorna Mary Parnell Ref No 7535
      Screen dump taken of Steve Cooks info on 19/05/2019 for evidence as no membership on Ancestry to be attached


    3. [S-117] National Archive of Australia Military Records, https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=9238832&isAv=N, 9 Apr 2020 Researcher Lorna Mclean.

    4. [S-117] National Archive of Australia Military Records, https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=9238832, 9 Apr 2020 Researcher Lorna Mclean.
      details attached in listing....1 of 4 pages military record available.

    5. [S-192] WAGS-email SIG special interest group; Military Convenor , 1 Jun 2019 Researcher Lorna McLean.
      emailed with various attachments uploaded to website and details added for visibility and transparency.

    6. [S-37] FM Margaret Sorrell - evidence pending.
      PUBLIC NOTICE; Please ensure additional researching and sourcing of evidence of these components as we are alerting all visitors to minimise misinformation through "he said, she said" without a true documented record of facts

    7. [S-184] CEMETERY Find a Grave, Maintained US Veterans Affairs Office (contributor 5)Rear Image by Tom Brocher., 22 May 2019 Researcher Lorna Mclean.
      Birth 2 Apr 1921 Illinois USA, Death 13 Dec 1987 GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL CEMETERY,San Bruno San Mateo County, California USA Section S site 1093 Memoria site 1163577. PF C US ARMY. Wife memorial on rear reads: birth 27 Feb 1920 South Australia death 28 Oct 1999 Burial Golden Gate National Cemetery,San Bruno San Mateo County, California USA Section S site 1093 Memoria site 1163494. Engraved S 1093 PF C US ARMY.


    8. [S-137] FS Mark Brabant, my heritage (with a log in), 22 May 2019 Researcher Lorna Mclean.
      Edward Schwartz m. Lorna Schwartz (born Parnell) Apr 4 1944 NOK E Schwartz
      Notice to public: ensure before using ANY details from this website that you further research accuracy of our information to limit the effect of misdirection by any compounded human error.

    9. [S-97] BDM VIC, https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/5ce122bad0609622e601a782/results?q=efamily, 9 May 2019 Researcher Lorna McLean.
      PARNELL Lorna Mary Marriage SCHWARTZ, Theodore Frank 1944 Ref7535/1944

    10. [S-37] FM Margaret Sorrell - evidence pending.


  

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