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|birth_year=1907
|birth_year=1907
|death_year=1981
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|class_display=7
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|birth_place=New York City to German-Jewish parents
|birth_place=New York City
|rank_final=Col
|rank_final=Colonel
|specialty=IPW Team 40
|specialty=IPW Team 40
|division=82nd Airborne Division; 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
|division=82nd Airborne Division; 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
On 1926-1928, Studied Business at NYU (2 years). Studied Business at NYU (2 years). Sidney J. Horwitz was born in New York City to German-Jewish parents. Before entering the Army, he worked as a general clerk for an oil company and a brokerage firm. He served as a chief clerk with the 82nd Airborne Division and later trained at Camp Ritchie, where the timeline identifies him with Class 7 and IPW Team 40. Horwitz was promoted to technician third grade in December 1943. He later deployed to France by glider on June 7, 1944, with the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment. These timeline records add service detail to the existing roster record, but do not establish a final wartime rank beyond the grades documented above.
Horwitz was born in New York City to German-Jewish parents. Before entering the Army, he worked as a general clerk for an oil company and a brokerage firm. He served as a chief clerk with the 82nd Airborne Division and later trained at Camp Ritchie, where the timeline identifies him with Class 7 and IPW Team 40. Horwitz was promoted to technician third grade in December 1943. He later deployed to France by glider on June 7, 1944, with the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment.


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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* 8/1942 Chief clerk as Sgt with HQ, 82nd Airborne Division.
* 12 June 1943 — Graduated with Class 7 (German) ??.
* 7 June 1944 Dropped into France with glider (325th Glider Infantry Regiment).
* 16 July 1943 — Graduated Class 8 (Specialty: Documents;Typist-Linguist).
* 5.
* 15 December 1943 — Promoted to T/3.
* 7.
* 7 June 1944 Dropped into France with glider (325th Glider Infantry Regiment).
* 8.
 
* Assigned to IPW Team 40 attached to the 82nd Airborne Division.
* New York City to German-Jewish parents.
* Worked as general clerk for oil company and for brokerage firm.
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