Kasper Ernst Jacob

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Ernst Jacob Kasper is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Honor Roll of Reformed Church in U.S.A.

Name:

Ernst Jacob Kasper

Rank:

Private

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Unit:

107th Infantry Regiment, 27th Division

Date of Death:

1918-09-26

State:

Wisconsin

Cemetery:

Free German Cemetery, Potter, Wisconsin

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Ernest Jacob Kasper was born March 14th, 1891, in the town of Rantoul, spending his boyhood days on a farm. He was the son of Wilhelm Kasper and Marie Menke Kasper. Upon growing to manhood he secured a position with the Heinz Co. at Milwaukee as a traveling salesman and when the war broke out, he answered the call and was sent to Camp Custer in March 1918. He left for France in June the same year and served with Co. D., 106th Inf., 27th Div. While in the fight in the St. Quentin-Cambrai sector on September 26th, he was killed in action. He is now buried in Free German Cemetery, Potter, Calumet County, Wisconsin, USA.