Theodore Frank Edward (Teddy) SCHWARTZ, Private

1921 - 1987  (66 years)

• Name	Theodore Frank Edward (Teddy) SCHWARTZ  [1]
  Suffix	Private
  Nickname	Teddy
  Born	2 Apr 1921	Illinois USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Achievements/Education	WWII
  	Dates unknown but in a dispatch (image attached) 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
  	Residence at time of enlistment, 1718 Chestnut St Granite City, Madison Illinois USA
  Residence	12 Nov 1956	San Francisco USA
  	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  [3]
  	Natural causes. Source attached.
  Military Service	WWII  [4]
  	Serial No1826 American serviceman during the WWII
  Died	13 Dec 1987	California USA   [2, 5]
  Person ID	I-1361	Christina and Donald McLean | Allan McLean's descendants
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2019

  
  

  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 ,   d. 4 Apr 1999, Adelaide SA  (Age 79 years)
  Married	4 Apr 1944	Victoria Australia   [2, 6, 7]
  Marriage/Wedding	4 Apr 1944	Victoria Australia   [8]
  	Lorna and Teddy married when he was in Australia as an American serviceman during the war.
  Children of marriage	2 Mar 1953	Glenelg SA
  	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   [8]
  	Lorna and Teddy moved to San Franciso from Melbourne Victoria after they were married.
  Children	+ 1. LL S + 2. Anna Marie SCHWARTZ,   b. 7 Jul 1950,   d. Yes, Date Unknown  [] + 3. Theodore Junior SCHWARTZ,   b. 2 Mar 1953, Glenelg SA ,   d. c1989  (Age 36 years)  []
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2019 05:43:11
  Family ID	F-452	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		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, 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 * 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 - SCHWARTZ Theodore Frank Edward Illinois-WWII Enlistment Registration Card Page 1 of 2 source fold3
  		PURPLE HEART AND COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE; Japan WWII MILITARY - 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 returned to the front lines, where, near the climax of the Buna…

  
  

  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

  
  

• Sources

  [S-3] FS BRB - 'Donald & Christina McLean & Their Descendants', 1995, The BRB has a good index for each individual. 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. . [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 [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. [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 [S-184] CEMETERY Find a Grave American Based Information , 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. [S-137] My Heritage 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. [S-97] BDM VIC, (Family History Search Victoria ), 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 [S-37] FM Margaret Sorrell - evidence pending.