Verdie S. ASPER
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NUMBER OF SERVICE | 36203566 | ||||||
AGE | 32 yo | ||||||
DATE OF BIRTH |
23 november 1912 Adams, Mower County MINNESOTA | ||||||
ETAT | Polk County WISCONSIN | ||||||
FAMILY | Married: Bernice Victoria Johansen ASPER Parent: Aleck A & Bertine Oline Njos HANSON ASPER Siblings: Olga Asper, Marvin B & Arthur S | ||||||
RANK | PFC | ||||||
FONCTION | Infantry | ||||||
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Farmer | ||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 2 march 1941 Milwaukee WISCONSIN | ||||||
COMPANY | Company B | ||||||
REGIMENT | 330th Infantry Regiment | ||||||
DIVISION | 83rd Infantry Division | ||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 16 july 1944 | ||||||
STATUS | KIA | ||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Remilly-sur-Lozon | ||||||
CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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Karl PedersonHi All, Karl PEDERSON The name, regiment, date of death, and state of enlistment are carved into white marble cross or Star of David. The only way to make this fully visible is to take sand and rub it into the etching, making it shine bright gold until the sand is eventually blown out by the wind, leaving behind only the etched white marble. No matter what ABMC cemetery you go to in the world, they will bring you a bucket of Omaha Beach sand. Last Wednesday I told the story of Verdie S. Asper in the form of a eulogy. Verdie was born in Adams, Minnesota but later moved to northern Wisconsin in the area between Luck and Frederic. He worked on his family farm before enlisting in the army before Pearl Harbor in March of 1941. He married Bernice Johansen in December of 1942 during his winter leave, and had one child named Victoria (Vickie). In the 83rd Infantry Division, 330th Regiment, Company B, Verdie shipped across the Atlantic in April of 1944, and spent two months training in the UK before landing on Omaha Beach on D-Day +16, or June 22nd. His company replaced elements of the 101st Airborne, and fought in the hedgerows for 23 straight days. On the 12th those 23 days, Verdie lost his life in a small Norman village securing an objective crucially important to the Allied advance off of the beaches. Here, Verdie Sanford Asper paid the ultimate price of freedom. It has been an honor to tell Verdie's story, and as long as I am alive, both his sacrifice and his family's sacrifice will not be forgotten. Thank you Verdie. "May he rest in peace, and his legacy linger on."-Vickie Johnson nee Asper. |
SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Findagrave.com - Aad.archives.gov - Jean Paul PITOU - Karl PENDERSON Facebook.com |
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PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |