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Staff Sergeant Jasper Aaser was born on July 9, 1917 in McVille, North Dakota to Ole Peter Aaser and Marie Franson Aaser. He was killed during the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium on January 10, 1945.
According to the American Overseas Memorial Day Association Belgium, "On 10 Jan 1945, the 359th IR was north of the Sure River in Luxembourg 10 miles east southeast of Bastogne, Belgium. The 90th was in place, ready to assault the enemy east of Bastogne, but it found the weather definitely pro-nazi. On the icy grades, trucks skidded and plunged into ditches. Tanks spun their tracks helplessly and high winds, sweeping down the valleys and across the ridges, drifted the snow into cuts along the roads. The NARA WWII casualty listings by state and county show that Aaser, Jasper T., 37172273, S Sgt, from Nelson County, North Dakota, was killed in action that day on 10 January 1945."
He is buried at the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial in Belgium.
Staff Sergeant Aaser was awarded the Purple Heart.