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David Horwitz papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2759

Scope and content

Diary of David Horwitz, June 25, 1942 to April 14, 1943, including descriptions of the Guadalcanal Campaign; five letters, August to October 1942, from David Horwitz to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Horwitz. Also, one discharge certificate, May 23, 1943; photograph and five clippings; maps of Lunga area, Guadalcanal, October 1942; calendar; and poetry.

Dates

  • 1942-1943.

Creator

Biographical / Historical

David Horwitz was an attorney in Elmira, New York with Fidelman and Horwitz. A U.S. Navy aerologist (meteorologist) assigned to the Marines in World War II, he fought at Guadalcanal in 1942 and died in 1945 from burns suffered at Okinawa. Cornell University Class of 1936, LL.B. 1938.

Extent

20 items. (20 items.)

Language of Materials

English

Location of Originals Note

Holder of duplicates: Photocopy of this material is available at Harpur College. Binghamton, New York l390l.

Location of Originals Note

Holder of duplicates: Photocopy of this material is available at the U.S. Marine Corps Headquarters. Oral History Unit, Historical Branch, G 3 Division, Washington, D.C. 20380.

Description rules
Appm
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

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