Born: February 9, 1926
Died: January 31, 2008
Campaigns Served: Iwo Jima (wounded)
Highest Rank Attained: Private First Class
Decorations: Purple Heart
Edgar Casper enlisted in the Marines in 1944. He was assigned to Baker Company, 24th Marines, and joined them on Maui during the fall of that year. Casper served as a rifleman during the battle of Iwo Jima; he was wounded and evacuated on February 22, 1945.
Casper was discharged from the Marines in 1946. He worked as a machinist and insurance representative in Texas for a few years; in 1950 he married Anabelle Jones and shortly thereafter enlisted in the National Guard. Casper managed a clothing store at Perrin Air Force Base; later he moved to Sheppard AFB in Texas.
After retiring in 1984, Casper moved back to Oklahoma. He spent his twilight years in Parsons, Kansas, where he died in 2008.
For a full obituary, from which much of this information was obtained, please see here.