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|birth_year=1907 | |birth_year=1907 | ||
|death_year=1981 | |death_year=1981 | ||
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|religion= | |religion=Jewish | ||
|enlistment_place=JAMAICA NEW YORK | |enlistment_place=JAMAICA NEW YORK | ||
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|class_number=7 | |class_number=7 | ||
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|birth_place=New York City | |||
|rank_final=Colonel | |||
|specialty=IPW Team 40 | |||
|division=82nd Airborne Division; 325th Glider Infantry Regiment | |||
|years_of_service=1942–1944 | |||
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'''Sidney J. Horwitz''' (1907–1981) was a United States Army serviceman who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]] in [[Class 7]] and served with IPW Team 40 and the 82nd Airborne Division. | |||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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. | |||
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== Research notes == | |||
== Timeline == | |||
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* 12 June 1943 — Graduated with Class 7 (German) ??. | |||
* 16 July 1943 — Graduated Class 8 (Specialty: Documents;Typist-Linguist). | |||
* 15 December 1943 — Promoted to T/3. | |||
* 7 June 1944 — Dropped into France with glider (325th Glider Infantry Regiment). | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* Camp Ritchie | * Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data | ||
* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records | |||
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present) | * NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present) | ||
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present) | * 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present) | ||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Sidney J. Horwitz for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 2 source documents reviewed) | |||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Horwitz, Sidney J. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 2 source files: SIDNEY J. HORWITZ (a).doc, SIDNEY J. HORWITZ - A.doc) | |||