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|surname=Nagel
|surname=Nagel
|first=William
|first=William
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|alias=Wilhelm Nagelberg; Nagelberg
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|class_display=20
|class_display=20
|death_date=19 September 2001
|death_date=19 September 2001
|rank_final=Staff Sergeant
|awards=American Defense Service Medal; American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one bronze service star; European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; Good Conduct Medal; World War II Victory Medal
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|photo=6014047915283746.jpg
|birth_place=Vienna, Austria
|teams=MII 474-G
|birth_date=10 December 1914
|death_place=Silver Spring, Maryland
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'''[[Nagel, William (32108533)|William Nagel]]''' (1914 – 19 September 2001) was a Ritchie Boy (born Nagelberg; from Austria; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 20.
'''[[Nagel, William (32108533)|William Nagel]]''' (10 December 1914 &ndash; 19 September 2001), born Wilhelm Nagelberg in Vienna, was a [[Class 20]] Ritchie Boy who interrogated German prisoners in both the Pacific and European theaters.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
. William Nagel (formerly Wilhelm Nagelberg) was born the only child of parents Fritz (1883-1960) and Helene Nagelberg (née Licht, 1891 - 1959) in Vienna, Austria, on 10 December 1914. William’s father, Fritz, was the proprietor of his own business and the family resided in Leopoldstatdt, the 2nd municipal district in Vienna. After completing secondary school William went on to study global trade at university and pursued his PhD in Economics. In July 1938 William submitted his dissertation, Über Veränderungen in der Baumwollwirtschaft Großbritanniens vom Weltkrieg bis zur Gegenwart, and became one of the few Jewish students in Austria to be awarded a doctoral degree following the Anschluss. Soon, however, the Nagelberg family decided to flee Austria for Italy. In March 1940 William left Italy for the United States sailing about the SS Vulcania. After his arrival William enlisted with the United States Army. The following year William became a naturalized citizen of the United States and commenced training at Camp Ritchie to become an Army intelligence officer. William would go on to serve in both the Pacific and European theaters of the Second World War. In Late 1945 William was discharged from the Army and returned home. After the war William resumed a career in Economics, working for the Pentagon and in the European Division of the Office of Economic Affairs until his retirement, settling in Washington D.C. William and Gertrude went on to raise a family and later settled in Maryland. Nagelberg's last place of residence was Silver Spring, Maryland. Two days later, William Nagel was buried in the Judean Memorial Gardens near Olney, Maryland, established in 1975 as the Washington metropolitan area's Jewish cemetery. William's certificate of naturalization (and the rear, indicating his name change) His parents, Fritz and Helene, remained in Europe. Several months later he met Gertrude Juris, a young a Jewish refugee also from Vienna.
William Nagel (formerly Wilhelm Nagelberg) was born on 10 December 1914 in Vienna, Austria, the only child of Fritz and Helene Nagelberg (née Licht). The family lived in Leopoldstadt. After secondary school he studied global trade and economics; in July 1938 he submitted a dissertation on the British cotton economy and was among the few Jewish students in Austria awarded a doctorate after the Anschluss.
 
The family fled to Italy. In March 1940 William sailed to the United States on the SS ''Vulcania''; his parents remained in Europe. He enlisted in the Army, met fellow Viennese refugee Gertrude Juris, and married her in New York on 18 January 1942. Naturalized the next year, he trained at [[Camp Ritchie]] ([[Class 20]] / MII Team 474-G) and served as an intelligence interrogator in both the Pacific and European theaters. He was discharged in late 1945.
 
After the war Nagel worked in economics, including the Department of Commerce. His parents, who had survived in Italy, joined them in the United States in 1953. He and Gertrude raised a family and settled in Maryland. Nagel died on 19 September 2001; his last residence was Silver Spring, and he was buried at Judean Memorial Gardens near Olney, Maryland.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* born in Poland?
* OCR (99%) of `6014047925283745.jpg` (Discharge)
* 474-G
* OCR (98%) of `6014047935283744.jpg` (DISCHARGE, Camp Ritchie, Good Conduct) — dated 1 November 1944
* OCR (99%) of `6014047925283745.jpg` (Discharge).
* OCR (98%) of `6014047935283744.jpg` (DISCHARGE, Camp Ritchie, Good Conduct) — dated 1 November 1944.
* OCR birth/death cue: 3100.


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== Gallery ==
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* 10 December 1914 — Born Wilhelm Nagelberg in Vienna, Austria.
* July 1938 — Awarded doctorate in economics, Vienna.
* March 1940 — Arrived in the United States on SS Vulcania.
* 18 January 1942 — Married Gertrude Juris in New York.
* 1943 — Naturalized; trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 20).
* 1944–1945 — Intelligence / interrogation service, Pacific and Europe.
* Late 1945 — Discharged.
* 1953 — Parents joined the family in the United States.
* 19 September 2001 — Died; buried near Olney, Maryland.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* RB Archive USHMM collection notes and biographical abstract for William Nagel
* [https://gedenkbuch.wu.ac.at/Persons/detail/dfkm-dr-wilhelm-willy-nagelberg WU Vienna memorial book entry, Dr. Wilhelm (Willy) Nagelberg]
* [https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn575723 USHMM, Gertrude and William Nagel papers (2017.527.1)]
* 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)
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* [[:File:6014047925283745.jpg|OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 6014047925283745.jpg]]
* [[:File:6014047925283745.jpg|OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 6014047925283745.jpg]]
* [[:File:6014047935283744.jpg|OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 6014047935283744.jpg]]
* [[:File:6014047935283744.jpg|OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 6014047935283744.jpg]]
* [[:File:6014047925283745.jpg|Honorable Discharge certificate for William Nagel, 22 October 1945]]
* [[:File:6014047935283744.jpg|Enlisted Record and Report of Separation, corrected copy, 22 October 1945]]
* [[:File:6014047928617078.jpg|Army Separation Qualification Record, associated gallery scan]]
* [[:File:6014047931950411.jpg|Naturalization certificate, associated gallery scan]]
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 3 January 2023 (biographical account and gallery documents)
* [[:File:6014047925283745.jpg|Honorable discharge certificate identifying William Nagel as a staff sergeant, associated gallery scan]]
* [[:File:6014047935283744.jpg|Enlisted Record and Report of Separation, associated gallery scan]]
* [[:File:6014047931950411.jpg|Naturalization record documenting the Nagelberg name change, associated gallery scan]]
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