Walter Nathan

Neustadt an der Haardt, Germany

1921 - 1993

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Walter and his brother, Ernest. Circa 1926.

Walter's photo of the Statue of Liberty upon entering NY Harbor. May 31, 1938.

Walter with his cousins. Birmingham.

Walter Nathan, Army Technical Sergeant, WWII.

Walter Nathan, Technical Sergeant, WWII.

Walter serving in the Philippines. next to Clinic Tent. 1943-45.

Walter with his new car, 1948.

Daughters, Sharon and Diana. Birmingham, 1953.

Ilse and Walter, 1975.

Walter with his granddaughter, Rachel Ayres. 1992.

Profile

Personal & Family

Name in US
Walter Max Nathan

Name at Birth
Walter Max Nathan

Date of Birth

01/08/1921

Country of Birth
Germany

City of Birth

Neustadt an der Haardt
(Officially became known as Neustadt an der Weinstraße in 1950)

Parents

Mathilda (“Tillie”) Mohr
(8/25/1890 Neustadt an der Haardt, Germany – 7/18/1979 Birmingham, AL)

Moritz (Maurice) Nathan
(4/6/1885 Altdorf, Germany – 12/29/1947 Birmingham, AL)

Married December 28, 1919 Neustadt an der Haardt, Germany

Sibling(s)

Ernest Bernhard Nathan
(9/21/1924 Neustadt am der Haardt – 2/2/2009 Huntsville, AL)

Spouse 1: Agnes Ilene Shields
(9/10/1922 Birmingham – 8/28/1991)
Married 1946 in Birmingham, AL

Spouse 2: Hilde Brück Ceigler Harris
(10/9/1925 Munich – 10/27/2018 John Creek, GA)
Married 1992
(Mother-in-law: Elsa Neumeyer Brück)

Spouse(s)

Ilse Scheuer
(2/20/1924 Sinzenich, Germany – 08/23/2022 Birmingham, AL)
Married December 29, 1948 in Birmingham, AL

Children

Diana Lynn Nathan (Spouse: David Goldstein)
(July 20, 1950, Birmingham, AL – November 2, 2007 Manchester, NH)

Sharon Marlese Nathan (Spouse: Robert Ayres)
Born October 10, 1952 Atlanta, GA

Religious Identity (Prewar)
Conservative Judaism

Religious Identity (Postwar)
Conservative Judaism

Dates Lived in Alabama

1949-1993

Alabama City(s) of Residence
Birmingham

Date and City of Death
08/13/1993 Birmingham, AL

City of Burial / Cemetery
Birmingham / Elmwood Cemetery

Holocaust

Immigration & Postwar

US Sponsor for Immigration

Milton Henry Fies, VP of DeBardeleben Coal Company (1912-1944), was first cousin to Walter’s maternal grandmother, Sarah Fies Mohr

Year / Ship to US / Arrival City
April 25, 1938 / SS Queen Mary / New York, NY

US Military Service

US Army
(11/29/1943 – 1/31/1946)
Trained as a medic and ultimately served as the NCO in charge of the Medical Detachment of the 544th Engineer Boat & Shore Regiment, rising to rank of Technical Sergeant.