Purple Heart Ceremony Article

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Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum

Name/Title

Purple Heart Ceremony Article

Scope and Content

A newspaper clipping from The Great Lakes Training School with a photo and article of Ed Schwartz receiving his purple heart.

Context

"During a battle ventilation and air supply to the ship would be turned off. So it gets pretty damn hot down there. So the coolest place I could find to cool off and get a little rest was the ships service compartment. A bomb went through the compartment we were in and exploded on the armor deck below...I was knocked out before I heard the concussion of the bomb." --Edward Schwartz recounting the Battle of the Coral Sea Edward "Ed" Schwartz was a Machinist Mate aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-5) who enlisted just months before the start of World War II. Injured at the Battle of the Coral Sea by a bomb passing through the decks, Schwartz was evacuated from the Yorktown and transferred off the ship for medical care. Schwartz received the Purple Heart for his injuries.

Collection

Ed Schwartz Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2025.29

Source or Donor

Chet Schwartz

Acquisition Method

Donation

Update Date

May 27, 2025