Horwitz, Sidney J. (32108768)

Sidney J. Horwitz
Personal details
Born	1907 New York City to German-Jewish parents
Died	1981
Nativity	United States
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	32108768
Rank	Colonel
Rank at Ritchie	Sergeant
Camp Ritchie	Class 7 (15 April – 12 June 1943)
Section	6
Enlisted	Jamaica, New York
Specialty	IPW Team 40
Unit / division	82nd Airborne Division; 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
Team	IPW 40

Teammates

Team — IPW 40

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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.

Biography

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.

The timeline research also records 1926-1928 Studied Business at NYU (2 years). Studied Business at NYU (2 years). Worked as general clerk for oil company and for brokerage firm.

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	74
Nara ASN	32108768
Nara Name	HORWITZ SIDNEY J
Nara State	23
Nara County	61
Nara POE	2349
Nara DOE	210341
Nara Grade Alpha	PVT
Nara Grade Code	8
Nara Branch Alpha	BI
Nara Branch Code	0
Branch	Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Nara Term or Enlistment	0
Term of enlistment	Unknown
Defer. Date	0
Nara Source	0
Nara Nativity	23
Nativity.1	NEW YORK
Nara Year of Birth	7
Nara Race	1
Nara Race Description	White citizen
Nara Education	6
Nara Civilian Occupation	678
Nara Marital Status	6
Nara Height (inches)	74
Nara Weight (lbs)	215
Class_ASN	32108768
Class_Name	HORWITZ, Sidney J.
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Timeline

• 12 December 1907 — Born in New York City to German-Jewish parents.
• Before military service — Worked as a general clerk for an oil company and a brokerage firm.
• August 1942 — Served as chief clerk with headquarters of the 82nd Airborne Division.
• 1943–1944 — Trained at Camp Ritchie; the records associate him with Class 7 and IPW Team 40.
• 15 December 1943 — Promoted to technician third grade.
• 7 June 1944 — Dropped into France by glider with the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment.

Sources

• Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
• NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN 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; 3 source files: SIDNEY J. HORWITZ (a).doc, SIDNEY J. HORWITZ - A.doc, SIDNEY J. HORWITZ.doc)