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THARP, Donald Francis - Date of
birth
29 March 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Kingfisher County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Sumner County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38697407 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
51st Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
2 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Lutrebois, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 8 | 3 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Francis W. Tharp (father)
Edna L. (Fillmore) Tharp (mother)
Joy Tharp (brother)
Hawley D. Tharp (brother)
Olive M. Tharp (sister)
Alice (Wakeman) Tharp (wife)
Joann Tharp (daughter)
More information
Pvt Don F. Tharpe was married to Alice Wakeman on 2 October 1939.He enlisted at Fort Sill, Oklahoma on 21 April 1944.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Branham Family Tree / Headstone and Interment Record / Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995, AAR 51st AIB August 44 thru May 1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten