PVT Aasvik arrived at Ellis Island, New York, New York 3 February 1925 at the age of 3, on the Ship Stavangref with his mother Caroline Matilda Pederson Aasvik and his brother Einar K, Aasvik from Oslow, Norway. He resided in Jersey City with his family until he enlisted in the Marines.
He enlisted in the U.S. Marines on 4 Mar 1941 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Shortly after, he attended Marine Basic Training at Parris Island, South Carolina. Upon completion of BOOT Camp, he was temporarily reassigned to the Marine Barracks in Alexandria, Virginia where he got into a little trouble and received confinement for 15 days during January 1942 and loss of $10 a month for two months.
Upon being released, he was eventually assigned Company G, Second Battalion, Fifth Marines, First Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force and shipped to Guadalcanal, arriving April, 1942.
On 7 August 1942, Allied forces, predominantly American, landed on the islands of Guadalcanal, Tulagi, and Florida in the southern Solomon Islands with the objective of denying their use by the Japanese. The Allies also intended to use Guadalcanal and Tulagi as bases to support a campaign to eventually capture or neutralize the major Japanese base at Rabaul on New Britain. The Allies overwhelmed the outnumbered Japanese defenders, who had occupied the islands since May 1942, and captured Tulagi and Florida, as well as an airfield (later named Henderson Field) that was under construction on Guadalcanal. Powerful US naval forces supported the landings.
Surprised by the Allied offensive, the Japanese made several attempts between August and November 1942 to retake Henderson Field. Three major land battles, seven large naval battles (five nighttime surface actions and two carrier battles), and continual, almost daily aerial battles culminated in the decisive Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in early November 1942, in which the last Japanese attempt to bombard Henderson Field from the sea and land with enough troops to retake it was defeated. In December 1942, the Japanese abandoned further efforts to retake Guadalcanal and evacuated their remaining forces by 7 February 1943 in the face of an offensive by the US Army's XIV Corps, conceding the island to the Allies.
Records indicate PVT Aasvik was mortally wounded on 8 Oct, 1942, receiving gunshot wounds to the chest during combat operations, and was initially interned at the forks of the Mataniku River, Guadalcanal.
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Entered the service from New Jersey.
He enlisted in the U.S. Marines on 4 Mar 1941 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Shortly after, he attended Marine Basic Training at Parris Island, South Carolina. Upon completion of BOOT Camp, he was temporarily reassigned to the Marine Barracks in Alexandria, Virginia where he got into a little trouble and received confinement for 15 days during January 1942 and loss of $10 a month for two months.
Upon being released, he was eventually assigned Company G, Second Battalion, Fifth Marines, First Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force and shipped to Guadalcanal, arriving April, 1942.
On 7 August 1942, Allied forces, predominantly American, landed on the islands of Guadalcanal, Tulagi, and Florida in the southern Solomon Islands with the objective of denying their use by the Japanese. The Allies also intended to use Guadalcanal and Tulagi as bases to support a campaign to eventually capture or neutralize the major Japanese base at Rabaul on New Britain. The Allies overwhelmed the outnumbered Japanese defenders, who had occupied the islands since May 1942, and captured Tulagi and Florida, as well as an airfield (later named Henderson Field) that was under construction on Guadalcanal. Powerful US naval forces supported the landings.
Surprised by the Allied offensive, the Japanese made several attempts between August and November 1942 to retake Henderson Field. Three major land battles, seven large naval battles (five nighttime surface actions and two carrier battles), and continual, almost daily aerial battles culminated in the decisive Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in early November 1942, in which the last Japanese attempt to bombard Henderson Field from the sea and land with enough troops to retake it was defeated. In December 1942, the Japanese abandoned further efforts to retake Guadalcanal and evacuated their remaining forces by 7 February 1943 in the face of an offensive by the US Army's XIV Corps, conceding the island to the Allies.
Records indicate PVT Aasvik was mortally wounded on 8 Oct, 1942, receiving gunshot wounds to the chest during combat operations, and was initially interned at the forks of the Mataniku River, Guadalcanal.
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Entered the service from New Jersey.
PVT Aasvik arrived at Ellis Island, New York, New York 3 February 1925 at the age of 3, on the Ship Stavangref with his mother Caroline Matilda Pederson Aasvik and his brother Einar K, Aasvik from Oslow, Norway. He resided in Jersey City with his family until he enlisted in the Marines.
He enlisted in the U.S. Marines on 4 Mar 1941 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Shortly after, he attended Marine Basic Training at Parris Island, South Carolina. Upon completion of BOOT Camp, he was temporarily reassigned to the Marine Barracks in Alexandria, Virginia where he got into a little trouble and received confinement for 15 days during January 1942 and loss of $10 a month for two months.
Upon being released, he was eventually assigned Company G, Second Battalion, Fifth Marines, First Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force and shipped to Guadalcanal, arriving April, 1942.
On 7 August 1942, Allied forces, predominantly American, landed on the islands of Guadalcanal, Tulagi, and Florida in the southern Solomon Islands with the objective of denying their use by the Japanese. The Allies also intended to use Guadalcanal and Tulagi as bases to support a campaign to eventually capture or neutralize the major Japanese base at Rabaul on New Britain. The Allies overwhelmed the outnumbered Japanese defenders, who had occupied the islands since May 1942, and captured Tulagi and Florida, as well as an airfield (later named Henderson Field) that was under construction on Guadalcanal. Powerful US naval forces supported the landings.
Surprised by the Allied offensive, the Japanese made several attempts between August and November 1942 to retake Henderson Field. Three major land battles, seven large naval battles (five nighttime surface actions and two carrier battles), and continual, almost daily aerial battles culminated in the decisive Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in early November 1942, in which the last Japanese attempt to bombard Henderson Field from the sea and land with enough troops to retake it was defeated. In December 1942, the Japanese abandoned further efforts to retake Guadalcanal and evacuated their remaining forces by 7 February 1943 in the face of an offensive by the US Army's XIV Corps, conceding the island to the Allies.
Records indicate PVT Aasvik was mortally wounded on 8 Oct, 1942, receiving gunshot wounds to the chest during combat operations, and was initially interned at the forks of the Mataniku River, Guadalcanal.
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Entered the service from New Jersey.
He enlisted in the U.S. Marines on 4 Mar 1941 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Shortly after, he attended Marine Basic Training at Parris Island, South Carolina. Upon completion of BOOT Camp, he was temporarily reassigned to the Marine Barracks in Alexandria, Virginia where he got into a little trouble and received confinement for 15 days during January 1942 and loss of $10 a month for two months.
Upon being released, he was eventually assigned Company G, Second Battalion, Fifth Marines, First Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force and shipped to Guadalcanal, arriving April, 1942.
On 7 August 1942, Allied forces, predominantly American, landed on the islands of Guadalcanal, Tulagi, and Florida in the southern Solomon Islands with the objective of denying their use by the Japanese. The Allies also intended to use Guadalcanal and Tulagi as bases to support a campaign to eventually capture or neutralize the major Japanese base at Rabaul on New Britain. The Allies overwhelmed the outnumbered Japanese defenders, who had occupied the islands since May 1942, and captured Tulagi and Florida, as well as an airfield (later named Henderson Field) that was under construction on Guadalcanal. Powerful US naval forces supported the landings.
Surprised by the Allied offensive, the Japanese made several attempts between August and November 1942 to retake Henderson Field. Three major land battles, seven large naval battles (five nighttime surface actions and two carrier battles), and continual, almost daily aerial battles culminated in the decisive Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in early November 1942, in which the last Japanese attempt to bombard Henderson Field from the sea and land with enough troops to retake it was defeated. In December 1942, the Japanese abandoned further efforts to retake Guadalcanal and evacuated their remaining forces by 7 February 1943 in the face of an offensive by the US Army's XIV Corps, conceding the island to the Allies.
Records indicate PVT Aasvik was mortally wounded on 8 Oct, 1942, receiving gunshot wounds to the chest during combat operations, and was initially interned at the forks of the Mataniku River, Guadalcanal.
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Entered the service from New Jersey.
Inscription
US Marine Corps
World War II
Missing in Action
Awards:
World War II Victory Medal
Purple Heart
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