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== Biography ==

Hermann Neustadt ~~served first as an enlisted soldier under ASN 33044875~~, ~~attaining~~ the ~~rank~~ of ~~private first~~ class. ~~His enlisted record shows Chinese-language Army Specialized Training and German prisoner-~~of~~-war interrogation~~ training at ~~Camp Ritchie~~. He ~~was honorably discharged on 17 June 1944~~ to ~~accept a commission as a second lieutenant in the Army of~~ the United States.

Newton, born [[Neustadt, Hermann (0555150)|Hermann Neustadt]] on October 4 1920, the son of an upper-middle class, assimilated Jewish family in Breslau (now Wrocaw, Poland). Hermann worked as general farmer. Instead, he decided to join a group of young Jewish people who opted for agricultural training at the Auswanderer-Lehrsgut Groß Breesen, a farm that prepared young people to seek a new life outside Germany. He completed his training, thereby earning a diploma. In 1940 he emigrated to the United States, and worked briefly at the Hyde Park training farm in Virginia before enlisting in the U.S. In 1944 [[Neustadt, Hermann (0555150)|Hermann Neustadt]] changed his name to Harvey P. In February 1944 he was transferred to the Military Intelligence Training Center at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, due to his fluency in German. There he was trained in interrogation, and worked as an interrogator of German civilians and officers until he was wounded in France in November 1944. Thereafter he worked at the Enemy Prisoners of War Information Bureau. Harvey Newton was promoted several times during his service; by the time he retired from the army in 1946 he had received the rank of First Lieutenant. By 1948 he had earned a B.S. in Agronomy and a Ph.D. in Plant Physiology in June 1951. From 1952 to 1956 he held various positions as a soil expert and was then dispatched to a number of underdeveloped countries on behalf of the U.S. Harvey Newton spent his last years in Costa Rica, where he died on April 1, 1998. His honorable discharge, enlistment record, separation record, his name change, a short biography and statement of how he was wounded, which earned him a Purple Heart, his war department ID, a certificate of proficiency, Army ASTP certificadte, and his Camp Ritchie MITC 17th class certificate.

In 1944, ~~a Maryland court approved~~ his ~~change of~~ name ~~from Hermann Neustadt~~ to Harvey P. ~~Newton~~. ~~His later officer records use ASN 0555150~~ and ~~identify him~~ as ~~a first lieutenant. His Separation Qualification Record describes him as a prisoner-~~of~~-war interrogation officer who interrogated~~ German ~~prisoners and supervised prisoner enclosures, searches, evacuations,~~ and ~~enemy-document examinations. He participated in the Normandy, Northern France, and Rhineland campaigns.~~

~~The record states that~~ he was wounded ~~by enemy shell fragments near Ingwiller,~~ France~~, on 30~~ November 1944~~, and was later assigned to~~ the Enemy ~~Prisoner~~ of War Information Bureau. He was ~~awarded~~ the Purple Heart and ~~separated from active duty on 2 April 1946~~.

== Research notes ==

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 == Biography ==
-Hermann Neustadt served first as an enlisted soldier under ASN 33044875, attaining the rank of private first class. His enlisted record shows Chinese-language Army Specialized Training and German prisoner-of-war interrogation training at Camp Ritchie. He was honorably discharged on 17 June 1944 to accept a commission as a second lieutenant in the Army of the United States.
+Newton, born [[Neustadt, Hermann (0555150)|Hermann Neustadt]] on October 4 1920, the son of an upper-middle class, assimilated Jewish family in Breslau (now Wrocaw, Poland). Hermann worked as general farmer. Instead, he decided to join a group of young Jewish people who opted for agricultural training at the Auswanderer-Lehrsgut Groß Breesen, a farm that prepared young people to seek a new life outside Germany. He completed his training, thereby earning a diploma. In 1940 he emigrated to the United States, and worked briefly at the Hyde Park training farm in Virginia before enlisting in the U.S. In 1944 [[Neustadt, Hermann (0555150)|Hermann Neustadt]] changed his name to Harvey P. In February 1944 he was transferred to the Military Intelligence Training Center at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, due to his fluency in German. There he was trained in interrogation, and worked as an interrogator of German civilians and officers until he was wounded in France in November 1944. Thereafter he worked at the Enemy Prisoners of War Information Bureau. Harvey Newton was promoted several times during his service; by the time he retired from the army in 1946 he had received the rank of First Lieutenant. By 1948 he had earned a B.S. in Agronomy and a Ph.D. in Plant Physiology in June 1951. From 1952 to 1956 he held various positions as a soil expert and was then dispatched to a number of underdeveloped countries on behalf of the U.S. Harvey Newton spent his last years in Costa Rica, where he died on April 1, 1998. His honorable discharge, enlistment record, separation record, his name change, a short biography and statement of how he was wounded, which earned him a Purple Heart, his war department ID, a certificate of proficiency, Army ASTP certificadte, and his Camp Ritchie MITC 17th class certificate.
-In 1944, a Maryland court approved his change of name from Hermann Neustadt to Harvey P. Newton. His later officer records use ASN 0555150 and identify him as a first lieutenant. His Separation Qualification Record describes him as a prisoner-of-war interrogation officer who interrogated German prisoners and supervised prisoner enclosures, searches, evacuations, and enemy-document examinations. He participated in the Normandy, Northern France, and Rhineland campaigns.
-The record states that he was wounded by enemy shell fragments near Ingwiller, France, on 30 November 1944, and was later assigned to the Enemy Prisoner of War Information Bureau. He was awarded the Purple Heart and separated from active duty on 2 April 1946.
 == Research notes ==