Born: March 3, 1924
Corporal, United States Marine Corps Reserve TURRET GUNNER – TBF-1 AVENGER TORPEDO BOMBER
MARINE TORPEDO BOMBING SQUADRON 233 (VMTB-233), MARINE AIR GROUP 14 (MAG-14), FIRST MARINE AIR WING (1stMAW) Date of Enlistment: May 9, 1942
Home or Place of Enlistment: Rigby, Idaho Date of Loss: September 16, 1943 |
Cpl Casper was a gunner/crew member aboard a TBF Avenger Torpedo Bomber on a bombing mission against Ballale Island, northern Solomon Islands, when they were hit and damaged by enemy anti-aircraft fire. Casper was unable to make it out of the aircraft as it went down, and was officially listed as Missing in Action (MIA).
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