Charley Nashert

Name: Charley Nashert
Alias: Young Fitzsimmons
Birth Name: Charles Bernard Nashert
Hometown: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Birthplace: West Point, Iowa, USA
Died: 1958-04-16 (Age:60)
Height: 179cm
Reach: 183cm
Pro Boxer: Record

According to his WWI Draft card Charley Nashert was born in Iowa. His Father was a German immigrant and his Mother was the daughter of German immigrants.

He was in Oklahoma shortly after his birth and began boxing in Oklahoma. He began fighting as Young Fitzsimmons. He was described by the Daily Oklahoman as "a long rangy lad with broad drooping shoulders, an exact counterpart of the once famous "Ruby Robert." (17 May 1917)

He served in World War I as a Corporal in 35th Company, 9th Receiving Battalion, 162 Depot Brigade. He served between August 29, 1918, and April 11, 1919.

In 1920 he was living in Oklahoma City and working as a pugilist. He was living with his parents. (1920 census)

In 1927 he was being managed by Lawrence Lupo.

In 1940 he was living in Oklahoma City and working as a Deputy Sheriff. (1940 census)

According to his registration card in the U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 database on Ancestry.com, one Charles B. Nashert was born on March 7, 1897 in West Point, Iowa.

According to his headstone application in the U.S., Headstone Applications For Military Veterans, 1925-1963 database on Ancestry.com, the middle name of "Bernard" for one Charles B. Nashert is crossed out.