Herman Lars Askland was born Jan. 6, 1910 to Lars and Hulda Askland. He died Oct. 17, 1944 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Pvt. Askland served in World War II with the U.S. Army 81st Infantry Division and was KIA on Peleliu Island, Palau Islands.
Sources: ancestry.com
