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'''Werner F. Neu''' (1913&ndash;1978) was a United States Army Private who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 2]].
'''[[Neu, Werner F. (37053636)|Werner F. Neu]]''' (1913–1978) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 2.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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I want to thank Steve Goodell for his incredible research on this photo which was published on another FB page. This is a colorized photo of Ritchie Boy S/Sgt Werner Neu taken on March 1, 1945 interrogating two civilians from the "Volkssturm" near Elsdorf, Germany. Neu was identified in this picture with IPW Team # 29, which was attached to the Headquarters Forward Echelon of the 3rd Armored "Spearhead" Division on January 14, 1944. He was German-born, Jewish, and had lived in St. In December, 1941 he married Rose Figlure, and they had one son, Theodore A. Steve has sent me much more info on RB Neu, which I will provide in future posts.


== Research notes ==
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== Technical record ==
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== Timeline ==
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* 1913 — Born in Germany.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* 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)
* 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)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2020-10-29 (1 post)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Werner F. Neu for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Neu, Werner F. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: WERNER F. NEU.docx)