Morris L. Horowitz collection

Morris L. Horowitz was born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 18th, 1924. His parents emigrated from Poland to the United States just before he was born, and he had two sisters who were born in Poland. While he was studying to become a veterinarian, he received his draft notice in 1944 and continued his tour of duty until 1946. He proceeded with basic training in Texas, and later traveled to various other camps, where usually he was one of the very few Jews in the unit. His outfit, the 1st Tank Destroyer Brigade, spent considerable time in Germany following the liberation. He specifically served in Nuremberg in the War Crimes Commission investigating former SS officers during the German occupation and also scouting out and capturing officers in hiding. Among the medals he received are: The World War II victory medal, the European Theater Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Army of Occupation Medal, the Good Conduct medal, and the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal. Horowitz providied an oral interview to the Veterans History Project, which is available at http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.03627/transcript?ID=sr0001. Additionally, an article published by WPTV West Palm Beach recounts a story of Horowitz reuniting with Carl Wilner, a man who he had given his chocolate ration when liberating a concentration camp. They met by a chance encounter, both members of a book club at a senior living facility. The story can be found at https://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/west-palm-beach/a-soldier-learns-his-kindness-saved-a-life-decades-ago.