February 27, 1922 (Wilton, CT) – December 15, 1944; 22 years old
Married to Antoinette Ritzo; no children
Last local address: 25 Amundsen Street, East Norwalk
Enlisted December 11, 1942
Service number: 11103753
Unit: 36th Infantry Division, 143rd Infantry Regiment, Company L
Born to Christian Emil [born in Denmark] (1886-1968) and Edna Beers Rasmussen (1885-1969). Brothers Harry (1913-1987), Olaf Everett (1915-1997), Warren Christian (1916-1970) and Walter McCall (1920-2012). Sister Betsy Jansene Marie “Betsy” Rasmussen Slawson (1917-2000).
Awarded the Purple Heart Medal.
From The Norwalk Hour January 17, 1945
Mrs. Antoinette Rasmussen of 126 Barbara Drive has been notified by the War Department that her husband PFC Harold D. “Babe” Rasmussen, was killed in action on December 15th somewhere in France. He enlisted in the armed forces on December 11, 1942 and was stationed at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He went overseas July 1944. Before going into the service, PFC Rasmussen was with the Superior Castings Corp. on Meadow Street. His wife is the former Miss Antoinette Ritzo, daughter of Michael Ritzo of Norwalk and his parents are Mr. and Mrs. Emil C. Rasmussen of 256 Rowayton Avenue, Rowayton, Norwalk. His brother, Corporal Walter “Bill” Rasmussen, who was in Germany, has been wounded and is now in a hospital somewhere in England.
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial; Lot A, Row 19, Grave 31.
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