World War II Honoree

Charles L. Nagel

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

New Haven, Connecticut

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

Rank: Private. On February 16, 1944, he was inducted into the United States Marine Corps from Connecticut. His boot camp training took place with the Fourth Recruit Battalion, Training Regiment; Marine Corps Base at Parris Island, South Carolina. Later he completed his Marine Combat Training at Camp Geiger, North Carolina. Served as a Rifleman with the Fourth Marine Division in the Western Pacific Theater of Operations, assigned to Lima Company, Third Battalion and Twenty-Fifth Marine Regiment. His division participated in the amphibious assault against the Imperial Japanese Army and Naval forces on the Volcanic Island of Iwo Jima (Battle Dates: February 19-March 26, 1945) Code Name: Operation Detachment. Killed in Action Friday, March 2, 1945 and buried in the Fourth Marine Division battlefield cemetery on Iwo. After the cessation of hostilities with Japan, the family of this Marine received his remains for burial. He was laid to rest at the Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven, Connecticut. This American Patriot was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously, for his ultimate sacrifice in defense of his country.