Carl was born in Ottawa County, Michigan, the son of Charles Aussicker and Jennie (Bazan). He married Josephine, and served his country during World War II in New Guinea. His photo was published in LIFE magazine. The inscription under the photo read, "An exhausted American Soldier falls sound asleep on the beach at the foot of a tree whose top has been shot off by mortr fire. It is just after the fall of Buna Mission and the soldier is not awakened by Photographer Strock taking the picture. Said Strock, 'This boy is typical of all. After the battle they just fell asleep where ever they flopped.'" He was a member of the Central Reformed Church in Ottawa County, Michigan. A resident of Hudsonville, he died at Sheldon Woods at the age of 90.
Carl was born in Ottawa County, Michigan, the son of Charles Aussicker and Jennie (Bazan). He married Josephine, and served his country during World War II in New Guinea. His photo was published in LIFE magazine. The inscription under the photo read, "An exhausted American Soldier falls sound asleep on the beach at the foot of a tree whose top has been shot off by mortr fire. It is just after the fall of Buna Mission and the soldier is not awakened by Photographer Strock taking the picture. Said Strock, 'This boy is typical of all. After the battle they just fell asleep where ever they flopped.'" He was a member of the Central Reformed Church in Ottawa County, Michigan. A resident of Hudsonville, he died at Sheldon Woods at the age of 90.
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