Title
Discharge Certificate
Description
A very early copy of Ed Schwartz's discharge certificate from the US Navy, worn and taped along fold lines.
Collection
Ed Schwartz Collection
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.
--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.
Accession #
2025.29
