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|overseas=Y
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|birth_date=21 September 1906
|death_date=24 December 1998
|birth_place=Prague, Austro-Hungarian Empire
|death_place=Beltsville, Maryland, United States
|education=University of Vienna; Columbia University
|occupation=Lawyer; Psychologist
|known_for=Chief interrogator during the Malmedy massacre trial
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'''William R. Perl''' (1906&ndash;1998) was a United States Army Pvt who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 6]].
William R. Perl (September 21, 1906 – December 24, 1998) was a Prague-born American lawyer and psychologist who was the chief interrogator during the Malmedy massacre trial.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
'''William R. Perl''' — Rescued an estimated 40,000 Jews; Author, "Operation Action". Summary from a Notable Ritchie Boys slide ([https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1EWiegWT3PMxAFXS7MZLxFFLMZg0265GK5_Axp_XnzWM source]).
 
William R. Perl (September 21, 1906 – December 24, 1998) was a Prague-born American lawyer and psychologist who was the chief interrogator during the Malmedy massacre trial.
 


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_R._Perl Wikipedia: William R. Perl]
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
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