Perlman, Harry (32614939)

Harry Perlman
Personal details
Born	2 December 1917 Bucharest, Romania
Died	11 February 1979
Nativity	Romania
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	32614939
Rank	Corporal
Camp Ritchie	Class 4 (6 January – 6 March 1943)
Section	15
Enlisted	New York City, New York
Team	MII 403-G

Teammates

Team — MII 403-G

These are other soldiers listed on the same team roster. People moved between teams; overlapping service dates are not always documented.

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Harry Perlman (2 December 1917 – 11 February 1979) was a Ritchie Boy (from Romania; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 4.

Biography

Harry Perlman (1917-1979) was born in Bucharest, Romania. He entered active service on 9 November 1942 and separated at Fort Dix, New Jersey, on 12 December 1945. His separation qualification record identifies him as an interpreter and interrogator who translated French and German into English, worked with counterintelligence among civilians in occupied territory, and served 20 months in the European Theater of Operations with Third Army headquarters. It also records a sequence of assignments that culminated in interpreter duty.

Perlman graduated from the fourth course at the Military Intelligence Training Center, Camp Ritchie, on 6 March 1943. His military education record lists the French Interpreter course at Camp Ritchie in 1943 and Combat Intelligence at the American School Center in England in 1944. A 13 November 1944 certificate places Technician Third Grade Perlman on MII Team 403-G, attached to the G-2 section of Third United States Army headquarters. The separation record states that he was authorized to wear four battle stars on his European ribbon.

Before and after his military service, Perlman worked in textiles. His separation record identifies earlier work as production manager and assistant manager at a textile firm in Bucharest and records additional study in textile engineering in Mulhouse, France.

Research notes

• OCR (100%) of `5999223263432878.jpg` (gallery document) — dated 13 November 1944
• OCR (100%) of `5999223276766210.jpg` (MILITARY INTELLIGENCE TRAINING CENTER, CAMP RITCHIE) — dated 6 March 1943
• 6 Mar 1943 — rank mentioned: Colonel
• OCR (94%) of `5999223273432877.jpg` (gallery document)

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	68
Nara ASN	32614939
Nara Name	PERLMAN HARRY
Nara State	23
Nara County	61
Nara POE	2364
Nara DOE	21142
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	5
Term of enlistment	Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Defer. Date	0
Nara Source	0
Nara Nativity	N5
Nara Year of Birth	17
Nara Race	J
Nara Race Description	White not yet a citizen
Nara Education	8
Nara Civilian Occupation	993
Nara Marital Status	6
Nara Height (inches)	66
Nara Weight (lbs)	204
Class_ASN	32614939
Class_Name	Perlman, Harry
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Sources

• Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
• Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
• NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
• 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-12-28 (1 post)
• OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 5999223263432878.jpg
• OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 5999223276766210.jpg
• OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 5999223273432877.jpg
• Camp Ritchie special order recording Perlman?s graduation from the fourth course, 6 March 1943
• Certificate placing Perlman on MII Team 403-G, 13 November 1944
• Separation Qualification Record for Harry Perlman
• Military education and civilian work record for Harry Perlman
• Military Intelligence Service Forward team card for Harry Perlman