January 21, 1925 – January 17, 2015
Harry Nagel
Personal Information
Birthplace: Jersey City, NJ
Service Information
Branch of Service: Army
Unit: Rail Splitter
Theater of Operation: European
Enlisted / Commissioned: Jan 23, 1943
Highest Rank: Colonel
Military Honors: Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star
Honored By: Theodore C Nagel- brother
Biography
Harry Nagel was born in Jersey City, NJ and enlisted in the Army after his 18th birthday in 1943. Nagel went to France after D-Day and went on to fight in the Battle of the Bulge, where he was wounded. He recovered and returned to battle and was wounded again in the Rhineland. Rhineland was areas west of the Rhine river.
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