Oswald William Asper

Lilah Crowe2024-05-27T15:52:23-05:00

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Name: Oswald William Asper
Location of Birth: Austin, Minnesota
Date of Birth: April 16, 1914
Date of Death: October 27, 2002 (88 years old)
Parents: Bennie Asper and Mattie (Olson) Asper
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Branch: Coast Guard
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Date Sworn In: September 11, 1943 (Enlistment Date)
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Date of Discharge: December 6, 1945 (Discharge Date)
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Information in the United States, World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: Oswald William Asper
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 26
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: April 16, 1914
Birth Place: Adams, Mower
Residence Place: Austin, Mower, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: October 16, 1940
Registration Place: Austin, Mower, Minnesota, USA
Employer: G. A. Hormel & Company
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 150
Complexion: Dark
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Bernard Miles Asper

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He attended school in the Adams area and went to work for the Hormel Foods Corporation in July, 1936.

Oswald married Bernice Rogers on January 21, 1939 at Austin.

He returned to Austin after the war and worked at the Hormel Company until retiring on September 30, 1976.

He was a member of Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, and the Moose Club.

Following his wife's death, he moved to St. Cloud, Minnesota in 1984 and to Deer River, Minnesota in 2001.

Oswald was preceded in death by his wife, Bernice; brothers, Bernard and Art; and sisters, Ruth McNamara and Alice Krokus.

He is survived by his sons, Roger and Robert; seven grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren; sisters, Myrtle Bliton, Irene Hurd, and Madiline Cockrum; brothers, Harold, Morry, Bill, and Myron; and nieces and nephews.

Oswald died at Deer River Health Care Center in Deer River, Minnesota. He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery at Austin, Minnesota. (Section 9, south half of Plot 3907)

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