Learns Son Is Reported Missing
Mrs. E. C. Bostwick, 911 Avenue A, has been notified that her son, Sgt. Casper S. Johnson had been missing in action in Germany since Dec. 16.
Overseas since August, Sgt. Johnson has been in the army nearly four years. His wife and two children live in Minneapolis, Minn.
Sgt. Johnson has three other brothers in the army, Sgt. Lawrence Johnson is in New Guinea, Pvt. Elmer Johnson at Fort Sam Houston, Tex, and Pvt. Chester Johnson at Camp Howze, Tex.
Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Wednesday, March 01, 1944, Page 5
KILLED IN ACTION
Sgt. Casper S. Johnson, formerly of Council Bluffs, has been killed in action in Germany, according to a word received by his wife, Mrs. Marian Johnson of Omaha. He had been reported missing since August. Sgt. Johnson has been in the army nearly four years. Besides his widow he is survived by two daughters, Carol Sue and Mary Helen, both at home; his mother, Mrs. E. C. Bostwick, 911 Avenue A; three brothers, Sgt. Lawrence Johnson in New Guinea, Pvt. Elmer Johnson at Fort Sam Houston, Tex., and Pvt. Chester Johnson at Camp Howze, Tex.; and four sisters, Mrs. Mildred Culbertson of Council Bluffs, Mrs. Pearl Bascom of Omaha, Mr. Ethel Johnson of Marshalltown, and Miss Kathleen Johnson at home.
Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Wednesday, March 01, 1944, Page 5
Visits Grave of Brother in Belgium
Pfc. Chester “Ted” Johnson, son of Mrs. E. C. Bostwick, 911 Avenue A, recently visited the grave of his brother, T/Sgt. Casper S. Johnson, which is located in an allied cemetery “somewhere in Belgium.” [Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Liege, Belgium]
Sgt. Johnson, who has a wife and two small daughters residing in Omaha, was killed in action last Dec. 17 while fighting in Belgium.
In a letter to his mother, Ted said that each Belgium family living near the cemetery had chosen one grave to care for. The general upkeep of the cemetery, he said, is handled by prisoners of war.
Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Wednesday, October 26, 1945, Page 2
