Sidney Harwitz

Last Name: Harwitz
First Name: Sidney
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Branch of Armed Services: United States Army
Armed Services Serial Number: 32367692
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Training Grounds/Domestic Locations: Camp Pickett (now Fort Barfoot), VA; Fort Harrison, IN; Camp Breckenridge, Morgan Field, KY

Unit(s): Co. D, 4th Platoon, 14th Med Eng Bn; Co. C, 1st Pn., MDETS, BGH; 38th Field Hospital, 1st Unit; 38th Field Hospital, 3rd Unit; 38th Field Hospital, CP

Rank(s): Pvt.; Cpl.; Sgt.

Theater(s) of Operation: Pacific

Locations: Hawaii (Oahu); Japan (Iwo Jima) (Okinawa)

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Of Interest: 1/1/43 - "I sprinkled holy water on the Canadian bacon this morning and called it kosher.; 3/12/43 - Discusses race issues related to the Army; 7/22/43 Mention of German POW talking about difference in fighting the Americans vs the Russians; 6/10/45 - Describes how he's told his mom the Japanese are about whipped. He asks Mollye not to disillusion her when she see her, even though he acknowledges there is tough fighting ahead; Letters contain extensive references to whereabouts and undertakings of fellow Wilmingtonians; 8/15/45 - "Happy Day!" referencing the surrender of the Japanese; 5/14/45 - Reference to Sylvia Morris who he talks about wanting to marry; 10/05/1946 - Tells of one of his friends who jut learned his father died in German concentration camp; 10/1/46 - Discusses feeling bitterness over the loss of 'our boys' to the Japanese;

Delaware Connection(s): Dr. Smith; Sam Reitges (?); I Shapiro; Dane Platt; Jake Balick; Sid (Zaza) Cohen; Rabbi Samuel Silver; Harold Krueger; Al Green; Alphie Green; Sid Steelman; David Berger; Paul Kessler; Artie Biloon

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First Letter to Mollye: 10/1942
Last Letter to Mollye: 10/26/1945
Number of Items in Mollye Collection: 116
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