Jacob A. Gassen
Died: October 29, 2010
Rank: Private First Class
Unit: 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Branch: U.S. Army
Operation Enduring Freedom. Private 1st Class Jacob A. Gassen, 21, was one of six soldiers who died November 29, in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an insurgent attacked their unit with small arms fire. He was from Beaver Dam, Wis.
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