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Edward Schroder Perritt was born on 26 March 1931 in Virginia. He was appointed to West Point by US Senator Robertson of Virginia and entered on 3 July 1951. He was in Company G2. He was discharged on 3 January 1953 for deficiency in German and Mathematics.
Ted was married to a Miss Luce. They had a son, Edward S Perritt Jr., born on Apr 24, 1960. They divorced in 1969. The son died on Mar 10 1980.
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Ted died as a result of a traffic accident on 6-30-78. I attended his funeral service in Richmond, VA. His son and namesake, who was also my Godson, was also there in uniform while on leave from the Army. Sadly, his son was also the victim of an automobile accident two years later while home on leave. They were together again.
Ted's older brother, Harvey, graduated in 1952, and had a distinguished career in the Army including a stint as Chief of Staff at West Point. He passed away earlier this year.
Roy
Roy Thorsen
29 May 2014
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Ted Perritt was from Richmond, VA. I remember him at Prep School. He was in several movies, most notably THE ENEMY BELOW with Kurt Jurgens and Robert Mitchum.
Jim
Jim Ryan
31 May 2014
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