Walter was born on October 17th, 1926. Walter's father was John Nagel and his mother was Katharina Hetz. His maternal grandparents were John Hetz and Magdalena Meier. He had two brothers and three sisters, named George, Leroy, Leona, Ruth and Dorothy Johanna. He was the youngest of the six children. He died at the age of 1 on April 22nd, 1928.