Individual Details

Census

He was living with his parents and sister at 670 97th St.

Census

He was attending school and living with his parents, sisters, and a servant at 3413 Washington St.

Miscnote

He was the owner of Pace Electronics.

Miscnote

An article by Abby Weingarten appeared in the July 17, 2009, Sarasota Herald Tribune about his World War 2 service.

"At 19, Chicago native Fred Nagel enlisted in the Army in December of 1943 and joined the 343rd infantry regiment of the 86th infantry division. During World War II, he served throughout Germany, France and the Philippines. Nagel was discharged in April of 1946, and enrolled at the University of Illinois to study architecture on the G.I. Bill. He later started the family electronics distributing firm, Pace Electronics, in the Midwest. Now 83, Nagel, an amateur sculptor of wood, bronze and metal who has exhibited his work at several local galleries, lives in Sarasota with his wife of 61 years, Annette.
’Before I went overseas, we were training at San Luis Obispo (Calif.), and out of 15,000 men they picked 40 men for specialized training. I was one of them. Our training was, we were supposed to go to the Pacific, and we were training to go on the island and raise hell. That was all canceled because of the Battle of the Bulge and they needed soldiers. So we were shipped across the country to Germany.
I was sent overseas in January of 1945. Originally, we were stationed in France, at Camp Philip Morris. We later went across Belgium and occupied Cologne the day after the American troops took it. I was a staff sergeant in the infantry platoon, and I was the youngest one at 18. I was only 18. In one incident, the whole company was supposed to attack these buildings in a valley, and halfway down, they recalled, and I was too far committed. There was a building with two machine guns in it, and I threw a grenade in one window. We captured six or eight German soldiers that time. I didn’t know I got anything for it until much later when I got a Bronze Star.
We were heading down south to Berchtesgaden and the war was coming to a close. Then all of a sudden, we were diverted because the Russians were occupying a lot of territory. We passed a prisoner of war camp where guys were crying to let us out. And we passed a concentration camp. In one concentration camp, our general went in there and the people in the town said they didn’t know that was going on. So our general went and got the whole town, marshaled them up and made them dig the graves of the ones who weren’t buried yet. I can’t remember the name of the camp but it was in southern Germany.

When we went into the Philippines, because I was an engineer, they assigned me to build big stadium bleachers, which held 600 people. It was an enormous athletic field. I didn’t know what I was doing, but I built it with the help of Japanese labor. It was good duty. The week before I came back, the commander said my application for OCS came through.
I had applied for that a year in advance. I told him I wasn’t interested, and just to send me home.
So I went home. I went back to school on the G.I. Bill and graduated as an architect.′

Obit

The following obit appeared in the August 15, 2017 Sarasota Herald Tribune:

"Fred Charles Nagel, 91, of Sarasota, formerly of Glencoe, IL, passed away on Monday, August 14, 2017. Fred is survived by his beloved wife of 69 years, Annette Newman Nagel; four children; Wendy Turry (Brian, deceased), David Nagel (Debbie Quilici), Marty Nagel (Ellen Lasser), and Jim Nagel
(Susan Jackson); and sister, Jan (Ted) Simon. He is also survived by eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, in each of whom he took particular delight. Fred was predeceased by sister, Rita (Ed) Friefield; and granddaughter, Julie.
Fred was born on September 18, 1925 in Cleveland, OH and received his degree in architecture from the University of Illinois. He served his country during the Second World War, receiving the Purple Heart and the Bronze Medal of Honor. After the war, Fred founded a successful electronics business that employed many. He delighted in his retirement at age 56, devoting time to his numerous passions: travel, tennis, model shipbuilding and sculpting. Fred's sculptures grace homes and galleries throughout the country. Above all, he loved to spend time with his family and friends, delighting everyone with his stories, his laughter and his zest for life, all with his inseparable lifelong companion, Annette, at his side. Services will be held at 9:30 am on Thursday, August 17 at Sarasota National Cemetery, 9810 State Rd 72, Sarasota, FL 34241. Hebrew Memorial Funeral Services of Sarasota/Manatee is serving the family."