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
- Horwitz, David, 1913-1945. (Person)
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.
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- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
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Repository Details
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