Irving Peress

Released
Date of birth:31. 07. 1917
Date of death:13. 11. 2014
Age:97† Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:New York
Support
Civil Liberties
Irving Peress

Biography

Irving Peress was an Army dentist at the center of Senator Joseph McCarthy's 'Who promoted Peress?' furor in 1954. He was honorably discharged after invoking the Fifth Amendment on a loyalty form.

Case

Charges: Penalized under the Doctor Draft Law.
Sentence: Doctor Draft penalty. Charges as recorded: Penalized under the Doctor Draft Law for invoking the Fifth Amendment on a loyalty form.
Convicted: Honorably discharged after invoking the Fifth Amendment.

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