| 61 | 4 | Sep, 2005 | NAGLE, EDWARD J., JR. | 81ST ENG/B | 5/16/2005 | 1222 Kane Street, LaCrosse, WI 54603 Reported by Edward Wojahn. same Company. same Squad. - Ed says they were separated at Stalag I VB. was neighbors since childhood> Just spent a lot of time together. Edward Nagle Jr. passed away in his home. He was a charter member of the Coulee Region Chapter of AX-POW. A long time member of the 106th Infantry Division Association joining in 1989. A Life member of the American legion Post 52, The Lacrosse county Voiture 830 4(l&8 and VFW Post 1530. Survived by his wife of 60 years, 10 children. 14 grandchildren. 6 great grandchildren. A sister-in-law and brother-in-law. Preceded in death by his parents. three triplet son,. four sister and a brother. | |
| 60 | 2 | Mar, 2004 | NAGLE, FREDERICK W. | 423 INF/Hq XO | 1/10/2004 | 1518 Pheasant Ridge, San Antonio, 77C 78248 Fredrick W, Nagle, Executive Officer of the 423rd Regiment. died January 10, 2004, He was 89, Graveside services were scheduled for 9 am, February 5, 2004, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, Domitions to his memory may be made to: Odyssey Health Care Hospice, 4415 Peidras Drive West, Suite 100, San Antonio, TX 78228 or to the Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Ave N.E., Washington D,C, 20002 In addition to being the regime. executive officer, Nagle had been in command of . Provisional Battalion formed mostly from the regiment, Anti-Tank Company and the 2nd Platoon of Cannon Comp,. all quartered at Bleialf. Gam, to allow the division to cover its long front, Nagle as. Executive Officer. 423rd Infantry Regiment, was designated to execute the "surrender on Hill 504 outside Schrinberg, Germany, He was wounded, captured and treated rather rough, Later, he was hauled back to a fann house where he and several other officers were lined up against a brick wall to be shot, A German officer driving up to the scene stopped the execution, He was later imprisoned at Stalag 13 in Germany, He escaped but was captured several days later and taken to another POW camp near Nuremberg where he was liberated at the end of World War II, In 1946, he was awarded the Silver Star thr Valor and soon promoted to full Colonel. Colonel Fredrick W, Nagle was . son of pioneer parents who were car1ysenlers in both American and Canadian new lands in the late 1890, and early 20th Caltury. He entered the Army in 1936 upon graduation from the University of North Dakota. Colonel Nagle served in both the Pacific and Fa roe.= Theatre during World War 11, Ada saving with the 106th Infantry Division in World War II, he was assigned to the Seventh Mountain Division and ."C"Army corps of the Royal Greek Army 1948-49 during the communist war, lie served in. Korean War 1953-54, He was on the war department general staff in Washington. DC, and held numerous command and gni rassigtunems during his 31 years of soviet ro the regular army, He served with Airborne troops of the 201st airborne division at FL Campbell. Kentucky, and with the 8th Division. (Airbomc) in Gcrmmry, His marry asssigo- rpm. included service with the British Army, Greek Army, Korean Army and Indian Army, Throughout his career, he was awarded the Silver Star, Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster.. Bronze Star anti Purple Heart. He was authorized to was . Combat Infantry badge, Parachutist Badge, the Gra. Defense Service M., and the Karam Chump Mu He is survived by two daugluers, Mrs, La, Welch. (Pamela) Newprot...c.a. Annette Latthaw, Grapevine, TX, and two grandchildren Jamey . Christine Lats.w. In u tribute to Colonel Nagle, his son-in-law Larry''', Welch has written: ",,,almost without exception, Colonel Nagle spoke of one year in his life, That year began in December or 1944 when Lt. Colonel Nagle, not even 30 years old, west. Executive Officer of 423rd Infantry Regiment The 423rd was located in the cold snowy forests of the Ardennes forests in France when th the early hours of 16 December 1944' the German Army made its last great offensive, By the rooming hours of the 17th, [most of] the 423rd Regiment was ovemm and captured on the 19th, "This brave American, this young officer with such promise, lived a year that no human should experience - a year that would haunt him for the rest of his natural life". The war never ended for Colonel Nagle." | |
| 61 | 1 | Dec, 2004 | NAGLE, FREDERICK W. | 423/HQ | Unk. | ||
| 70 | 3 | Nov, 2014 | NAJARIAN, JOHN | 423/I | 6/17/2014 | Submitted by his wife Mrs. Yoko Najarian, via Murray Stein (423/I) | |
| 59 | 2 | Jan, 2003 | NASLUND, JACK C. | 423/G | 1/6/2003 | 14075 Canada Street, Red Creek, NY 13143 Reported by Harold W' Beam, Naslund's POW Buddy' Jack died January 6, 2003 at the VA Hospital in Saint Petersburg, Florida. He was a member of 423/G, captured along with the rest of us on 19 December 1944, marched to Koblenz, Limburg and ended up in Stalag IV-B in Muhlberg' He was sent to Gleina along with a work party of about one hundred POWs to work in the reconstruction of a gasoline factory at Troglitz, near the city of Zeitz. He was liberated by the 3. Army on 13 April 1945. We were buddies all through that experience and continued to see each other at least once a year for all the past years' He was a great gentleman. He is survived by three children, Natalie, Carol and Tom' | |
| 68 | 2 | Apr, 2012 | NAUMANN, DONALD W. | 422/A | 9/5/1996 | A captain in the 106th, Mr. Naumann passed away in 1996, and is buried in Fort Logan National Cemetery. Submitted by Tamara Naumann, via Jim West | |
| 56 | 4 | Jul., 2000 | NAUSIN, FRANK, JR. | 422/HQ 2BN | 5/18/2000 | 309 Miller Creek Road, San Rafael, CA 94903 Frank's daughter Claudi Nausin Farbam, wrote as follows, "I am writing to let you know my father passed away on 18 May 2000 in a Veteran's hospital in San Francisco. He was 76 years of age in February. He was much affected by his Army service and in later years became involved in the reunions of the 106th Infantry Division Association, He also attended the POW support group in the VA in San Francisco. He thought highly of all of you which is why I am writing. "His brother, who lives in Tucson made it here in time to spend the final hours with Dad, Frank is survived by a son, The Reverend Frank Nausin, daughter-in-law Linda; grandsons Timothy and Jeremy of Tucson AZ; daughter Claudia Farbam, son-in-law Mark, grandsons Daniel and Johnathan of San Rafael, CA; brother Joseph and sister-in-law Mary of Albany, CA; and niece Judy Gherlone of Clayton, CA," | |
| ADD | NEDOM, H. ARTHUR | 424/B | 3/11/2013 | H. Arthur Nedom, passed away on March 11, 2013. Mr. Nedom was retired and living in Tulsa, OK where he grew up. He was born on August 19, 1925. After graduating from Central High School in 1942, he served in the U.S. Army Infantry in Belgium and Germany during World War II, where he was awarded the Bronze Star for heroic conduct in battle. He is a Distinguished Alumnus of The University of Tulsa where he received his BS and MS degrees in Petroleum Engineering. Following graduation, he was employed by the Amerada Petroleum Corporation for 20 years, becoming Chief Engineer and Vice President. In the following years he was President of the Indonesian American Petroleum Company (IIAPCO) and later the Managing Director of Weeks Petroleum Limited, both exploration and production companies. Before retirement, he served as Chairman of the Board of Arbitration for the Prudhoe Bay Unit in Alaska. Mr. Nedom remained active in engineering affairs. He was the Chairman of the Offshore Technology Conference and was President of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE). He received the DeGolyer Distinguished Service Medal, the Distinguished Service Award, Honorary Membership, and was twice named a Distinguished Lecturer for SPE. He was later elected President of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers (AIME) and received Honorary Membership, AIME and SPEâ™s highest honor. Mr. Nedom also served as Chairman and was a co-founder of the American Association of Engineering Societies, which encompasses all engineering disciplines. Prior to returning to Tulsa in 2006, Mr. Nedom and his family lived in Westport, CT for 30 years. He enjoyed playing bridge, music, traveling, and remained active in his church and community. He was admired for his ability to embrace modern technology and for his clever sense of humor. He is survived by Patricia (Rankin) Nedom, his wife of 40 years and their daughter Nicole Nedom. He is also survived by his two sons, Richard A. Nedom (Phyllis) of Tulsa and Robert L. Nedom (Judy) of Ulysses, KS. | https://www.floralhaven.com/obits/h-arthur-nedom/ | ||
| 53 | 1 | Oct., 1996 | NELSON, CLARENCE T. | 423/I | 8/1/1996 | 3174 Spruce St Racine. ICI 53403 Survived by. his wife Betty Nelson. his mother Joy Nelson, his children Cynthia Nelson, Scott Nelson and Sandra Nelson and three grandchildren. A member of the United Methodist Church He worked for many years for Massey Ferguson | |
| 56 | 1 | Oct, 1999 | NELSON, CLARENCE T. | 423/I | 8/16/1996 | ||
| 63 | 2 | Mar, 2007 | NELSON, EDWARD | 590/C | 9/29/2006 | 7621 Anita Lane, Huntington Beach, CA 92647 (Information from John Robb) His wife's sister called Edward Nelson590/C. His wife (not named) celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary September 5, 2006. | |
| 60 | 3 | Apr, 2004 | NELSON, L. WILLARD | 422/B | 6/22/2003 | 209 East Main Sweet, Morrison, IL 61270 Comrade Hugh Colbert, 42. reported: Today, Willard was the Supply Sergeant for 42.. captured 19 December I. with the motor pool ns it moved toward Si Vi. He practiced law in Morrison, Illinois. where he establish. his own firm in 1962, Willard, survivors include Pao sons told a daughter, | |
| 77 | 3 | Nov, 2021 | NELSON, RALPH J. | 422/C | 11/10/2020 | Dr. Ralph Nelson, age 95, passed away in Albuquerque, NM on Tuesday, November 10, 2020, surrounded by his family. Ralph was born on April 23, 1925 in Moline, Illinois. After graduating from Rock Island High School in 1943, he was drafted into the U.S. Army and was later assigned to the 106th Infantry Division. On December 16, 1944, while fighting in The Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes Forest, Belgium, he was taken prisoner by German forces and transported to a POW camp, Bad Orb, outside Frankford, Germany. After his liberation by Allied Forces in April 1945, he returned to Rock Island where he completed his undergraduate education at Augustana College and then went on to the University of Illinois, College of Dentistry. He married Rhoda Larsen on September 11, 1949. After graduation in 1951, Ralph and Rhoda moved to Los Alamos, NM to begin practicing dentistry and raise a family. He developed a thriving practice and retired in 1991, after 40 years of service to the community. Ralph was a 40-year member of the American Dental Association, a Fellow of the International College of Dentistry, the New Mexico State Dental Society, the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos NM, and the NM Chapter of the American Ex-Prisoners of War. He and Rhoda moved to Albuquerque in 2006 where he resided until his passing. Ralph is survived by his loving wife of 71 years, Rhoda; three daughters and a son, eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Ralph enjoyed hunting, fishing, tennis and golf in his spare time. Above all, Ralph, a man of faith, loved his family and was an active participant in his church. He loved to travel and had a remarkable memory and recollection of details. Ralph was a caring, loving husband and father who touched many lives. He will be missed by all who knew him. Reported by Wayne Dunn | |
| 61 | 1 | Dec, 2004 | NELSON, WILLARD L. | 422/B | Unk. | ||
| 58 | 1 | Oct, 2001 | NESBIT, JOHN S. (JACK), JR. | 424/F | 10/1/2001 | 506 Rice Rd, Apt 220, Tyler, TX 75703 date not known. Russ Mayotte 424/F, wrote informing that Winne, Nesbitt's wife called him. Nesbit was with the Division from the beginning. | |
| 64 | 3 | Dec, 2008 | NESTER, GEORGE A. | 81ST ENG/A | 10/24/2007 | 10753 Saint Xavier Saint Ann, MO 63074 | |
| ADD | NEVILLE, RICHARD WILLIAM | 424 INF | Unk. | 21 Dec 1920 22 Oct 1943 S/Sgt, 106th Artillery Div - died in truck accident at Ft Jackson SC *Oak Hill 15 176 E 6 Y | https://hcgsohio.org/upload/files/Local%20Records/Cemeteries/WW2_Fatalities.pdf | ||
| 76 | 3 | Dec, 2020 | NEVINS, ERNEST E. | 424/E | 5/11/2017 | Ernest Edward Nevins, 91, of Etheridge, TN, passed away May 11, 2017 at his home. Mr. Nevins was a retired salesman and was a United States Army Veteran of World War II.” Submitted by Jackie Coy | |
| 62 | 2 | Mar, 2006 | NEWMAN, SAUL A. | 422/G | 11/30/2005 | 13275 Saffron Circle. Palm Beach Garden, FL 33418 Marilyn Newman, his wife of 59 years notified us. Saul is survived by Marilyn, a son. Dr. Robert Newman, Vineland, New Jersey; A daughter Ricki Newman-Benzi, five grandchildren and one great grandchild. Marilyn and Saul attended most all of the 106th National Reunions from the time he joined the Association in 1988. Saul was in 423/M Company and was later transferred to 423/G. He will be missed by all of his comrades. | |
| 56 | 1 | Oct, 1999 | NEWSOM, CHANCY | 423/M | 9/27/1994 | ||
| 51 | 1 | Oct, 1994 | NEWSOM, CHANCY C. | 423/M | 9/27/1994 | 10738 NW 31st P1, Gainesville, FL 32606 Linda Miller, Chancy's daughter wrote, "Chancy, age 72, passed away at the VA Hospital September 27, 1994. He was a POW of the Battle of the Bulge and was in Stalag 9-B. He also served in the Korean War. He is survived by three daughters, two sons, nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren." | |
| 63 | 3 | Aug, 2007 | NICHOLS, JOHN | 81ST ENG/B | 5/5/2007 | 18 Pine Road, Beverly MA 09135 Ed Wojahn, 81st Engineers, Company B - wrote "Nichols died in the Beverly Hospital at the age of 84. Born and raised in Peabody and lived most of his life in Beverly. Son of the late Peter and Nicoleta (Vasilopouls) Nicolopoulos. He was employed for many years as a logistics manager for the Raytheon Corporation in Wayland. Survived by his wife, Betty Nichols; four daughters, ten grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. | |
| 78 | 1 | Mar, 2022 | NICHOLS, WILLIAM J. | 423/K | 1/1/2014 | Bill Nichols was born on September 27, 1925. He enlisted in the U.S. Army at age 18 and fought in the Battle of the Bulge where he was captured and taken prisoner. He was a life member of the American Legion, the DAV, the EX-POWs and the 106th Infantry Division, in which he served. He was predeceased by his wife of 60 years, Margery, and survived by many relatives and his dog “Freddy”. Submitted by Jackie Coy | |
| 63 | 3 | Aug, 2007 | NICHOLSON, DOUGLAS M. | 424/HQ 2BN | 5/24/2006 | 7270 Southwest East Lake Court Wilsonville, Oregon 97970 Loretta Nicholson, his wife, wrote: "I need to let you know Doug passed away a bunch ago. I'm sorry it has taken me so long to notify you. He was a wonderful man and he enjoyed receiving each new issue of The CUB. Thank you, Loretta. | |
| 70 | 3 | Nov, 2014 | NICOL, JAMES S. | 424/HQ 2BN | 9/28/2009 | “I must say even though he didn"t talk much about his experiences in the Bulge at age 19, he and several buddies stayed in touch through the written word and Internet. You all were truly the Greatest Generation. Blessings to you all.” Reported by his wife, Carol | |
| 56 | 1 | Oct, 1999 | NIELSEN, DONALD | 423/HQ 1BN | 8/8/1991 | 423/HQ 1BN | |
| 56 | 1 | Oct, 1999 | NIETMAN, CHARLES F. | 423/HQ 1BN | 1/1/1995 | ||
| 45 | 3 | Apr., 1989 | NOE, CARTHEL E. (TEX) | 423 INF/3 BN/M | 3/9/1989 | 565 Harvard Gladstone, Oregon 97027 Carthel and his wife, Julia, were charter members of the Williamette Valley Chapter of the American Ex-POW. At the time of his death, March 9, 1989, Tex was the Commander, Julia was Secretary. | |
| 61 | 1 | Dec, 2004 | NOON, CLETUS | 423/SV | Unk. | ||
| 60 | 3 | Apr, 2004 | NOON, CLETUS E. | 423/SERVICE | 3/4/2004 | 998 Dark Hollow Road, Imler, PA 166655 Cid. passed away at the VA Hospital. Pittsburgh. PA, lis death was due to complications from a back operation, Sergeant Noon WU a POW, tic a. served in Ilse Korean War, | |
| 69 | 3 | Nov, 2013 | NOVAK, JOHN J. 'JACK' | 423 INF/3 BN/K | 7/5/2013 | Mr. Novak served honorably during the Battle of the Bulge and was taken prisoner of war. He is the beloved husband of the late Mary, dearest father of Jacqueline Convery and John, grandfather of Patricia, Robert, Deborah, Allison, Nickie, Susan, Victor and Jon; great-grandfather of 16 and great-great-grandfather of five. Reported by Hugh Roberts, via John Schaffner (589/A) | |
| 53 | 1 | Oct., 1996 | NUNNALLY, CALVIN A. | 423/SV | 7/15/1996 | 2109 Camille Aw. Richmond. VA 23228-4641 | |
| 56 | 1 | Oct, 1999 | NUNNALLY, CALVIN A. | 423/SV | 7/15/1996 | ||
| 56 | 1 | Oct, 1999 | NUNNALLY, CALVIN A. | 423/HQ | 2/28/1997 | ||
| 53 | 3 | Apr., 1997 | NUSBAUM, ALFRED S. | 423/HQ | 2/28/1997 | 1218 N. Carroll Street, Hampstead, MD 21074 Dick Sparks, 423/HQ l&R Platoon. was notified by Jeane and Ernst Dansereau, Associate members, that Alfred, passed away 28 February 1997. Alfred, who celebrated his 90th birthday at the Orlando Reunion in 1996, w. the fellow that thc paramedics took to the hospital on Saturday morning. He had been in fragile health since. Alfred was Supply Sergeant for 423/HQ Company and w. a POW. |
106th Infantry Division Obituaries (2449 Obits; 263 Unpublished)
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