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Harry Perlman

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Harry Perlman
Harry Perlman
Personal details
Born2 December 1917
Bucharest, Romania
Died11 February 1979
NativityRomania
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32614939
RankCorporal
Camp RitchieClass 4 (6 January – 6 March 1943)
Section15
EnlistedNew York City, New York
TeamMII 403-G
Teammates
Team — MII 403-G
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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

  • 403-G
  • 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).

Gallery

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

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