Perlman, Harry (32614939)

Harry Perlman
Personal details
Born	1917
Died	1985
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

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Harry Perlman (1917–1985) was a Ritchie Boy (from Romania; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 4.

Biography

Harry Perlman was a Ritchie Boy. He was born December 2, 1917 in Bucharest, Romania. He was the Founder and President of Reliance Plastics Corp., on Long Island, NY., which he ran for 25 years. Harry passed away February 11, 1979. Harry graduated from Camp Ritchie on March 6, 1943 from the Fourth Course. Harry was part of MII Team 403G. On February 9, 1945, he was promoted from a Tec-4 to a Tec-3. According to Harry's separation record, he entered active service on November 9, 1942 and separated on December 12, 1945. The summary of his military occupations says that Harry was an interpreter and interrogator. He interpreted French and German into American (English). Worked with counter intelligence asking civilians in occupied territory for information concerning the enemy. Harry served overseas, 20 months in the ETO with 3rd Army HQ. He was authorized to wear 4 battle stars on his ETO ribbon. Harry went to MITC Camp Ritchie, taking the French Interpreter course in 1943. He also attended the American School Center in England, taking Combat Intelligence in 1944. Harry's daughter, Linda, has kindly provided us with a number of documents and some photos relating to his service. I have attached some of that documentation and photos.

Research notes

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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 class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
• 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)