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After D-Day and the invasion of Europe during the Second World War the Canadian Army went on to liberate the Netherlands. One of the Regiments that helped liberate that country was the Seaforth Highlanders, of which Douglas A. Nageleisen was an officer. Douglas A. Nageleisen was born on Pelee Island son of Otto and Arley Nageleisen during the year 1916. As a child Douglas attended King Edward Elementary School, Walkerville Collegiate and Windsor Vocational School. After graduation he found employment with Ford Motor Company of Canada in Windsor. |
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It was at this time that Douglas was shown the Great Light of Freemasonry in Great Western Lodge No.47 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons in Windsor.
With the outbreak of the Second World War Brother Nageleisen enlisted with the Canadian Army and was assigned to the Oxford Rifles. It was in this unit that he received his commission as a Lieutenant. He was later transferred to the Rocky Mountain Rangers and was transferred overseas in May of 1944. Upon Lieutenant Nageleisen's arrival in Europe he was reassigned to the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada.
With the liberation of the Netherlands the Canadian Army saw some of the heaviest fighting on the Western Front.
On April 12th 1945, Lieutenant Brother Douglas Arleigh Nageleisen paid the supreme sacrifice for his country. His final resting place was the Holten Canadian War Cemetery in the Netherlands.
