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Personal info

Full name
THARP, Edsil Ray
Date of birth
13 May 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Braxton County, West Virginia
Hometown
Braxton County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35781577
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
394th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 March 1945
Place of death
Kripp-Remagen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 8 9

Immediate family

Members
George N. Tharp (father)
Lura A. (Marlow) Tharp (mother)
William A. Tharp (brother)
Hezzie L. Tharp (brother)
Robert C. Tharp (brother)
Charles R. Tharp (brother)
Delmer C. Tharp (brother)
Bessie L. Tharp (sister)
Roxy M. Tharp (sister)
Lloyd R. Tharp (brother)
Worthy D. Tharp (brother)
Opal V. (Braley) Tharp (wife)
Carmen Tharp (daughter)
Edsil R. Tharp II (son)
David Tharp (son)
John Tharp (son)

More information

Pfc Edsil R. Tharp enlisted in Huntington, West Virginia on 2 August 1944.

He was killed by a shell fragment in his right thigh.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Danielle Roubroeks, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - George Nester Tharp Family Tree / West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971 / West Virginia Births Index 1853-1969 / Headstone and Interment Record, http://cgsc.contentdm.odc.org/, bbarber

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Danielle Roubroeks