What is Gunnar Kaasen's full name?
Gunnar E. Kaasen
Gunnar Kaasen date of birth:
March 11, 1882
How old was Gunnar Kaasen when died?
78
Where was Gunnar Kaasen born?
Burfjord valley, Norway
When did Gunnar Kaasen die?
November 27, 1960
Where did Gunnar Kaasen die?
Everett, Washington, USA
Why did Gunnar Kaasen die?
Cancer
What is Gunnar Kaasen nationality?
American
What is Gunnar Kaasen's occupation?
Musher
Who is Gunnar Kaasen's father?
Hans Kaasen
Who is Gunnar Kaasen's mother?
Anna Kaasen
Gunnar Kaasen brother(s):
Harald Ludvig Kaasen, Jon Emil Kaasen, Karl Johan Kaasen
Short Biography
Gunnar Kaasen (March 11, 1882 – November 27, 1960) was a Norwegian-born musher who delivered a cylinder containing 300, 000 units of diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, Alaska, in 1925, as the last leg of a dog sled relay that saved the U.S. city from an epidemic.