Frederick W. Perutz

Frederick W. Perutz
Personal details
Born	22 May 1919 Austria
Died	2022
Nativity	Austria
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	32715877
Rank	Technical Sergeant
Rank at Ritchie	Private
Camp Ritchie	Class 8 (17 May – 16 July 1943)
Section	5B

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Frederick W. Perutz (22 May 1919 – 2022) was an Austria-born Ritchie Boy (Class 8) who rose to technical sergeant and later told his refugee-to-Army story in Fred Perutz: From Anschluss to America.

Biography

Frederick W. Perutz was born on 22 May 1919 in Austria. After reaching the United States he studied photography at the New York Photo Institute and worked as a clerk examining foreign shipping documents.

He enlisted in February 1943, took additional basic training with the 275th Engineering Battalion in April 1943, and graduated from Camp Ritchie Class 8 on 16 July 1943 (certificate 2584). Later assignments included travel-duty recruiting at ASTP campuses (7 December 1943). He rose to technical sergeant.

His life story is told in the book Fred Perutz: From Anschluss to America, written with David Wilk. He died in 2022.

Research notes

• Section V
• DEML troupe
• 4th MRBC
• Fr
• RB Archive Facebook image set overlaps portraits already on Gallery; book citation supplied by family via Max Perutz.

Gallery

• 
  Frederick W. Perutz, later-life portrait
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  Frederick W. Perutz with Margaret Perutz
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  Frederick W. Perutz with Margaret Perutz (formal occasion)
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  Cover of Fred Perutz: From Anschluss to America (with David Wilk)

Technical record

Field	Imported value
MRBC4	4
Class_ASN	32715877
Class_Name	PERUTZ, Frederick W.
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Timeline

• 22 May 1919 — Born in Austria.
• New York Photo Institute; shipping-documents clerk work.
• February 1943 — Enlisted as private (ASN 32715877).
• April 1943 — Additional basic training, 275th Engineering Battalion.
• 16 July 1943 — Graduated Camp Ritchie Class 8 (certificate 2584).
• 7 December 1943 — Travel duty recruiting at ASTP campuses.
• Later WWII — Technical sergeant.
• 2022 — Died.

Sources

• Dan Gross timeline research for Frederick W. Perutz (private notes; ASN and Class 8 dates)
• Max Perutz / David Wilk, Fred Perutz: From Anschluss to America (family-shared quote and photos on Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook; selected images already on Gallery)
• 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 2022-12-23 (1 post)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Frederick W. Perutz for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Perutz, Frederick W. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: FREDERICK W. PERUTZ.doc)