THARP WILLIAM E

CW2 William "Stumpy" E. Tharp was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 05/07/1998 at the age of 53.5 from Liver failure
Omaha, NE
Flight Classes 67-503 and 67-25
Date of Birth 10/19/1944
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with HHC 3 BDE 101 ABN in 68-69
Call sign in Vietnam THUNDER
This information was provided by Randy Ogg, Stan Gray

More detail on this person: William E. "Eddie" Tharp, 53, formerly of the Marion and Springville area, died Thursday, May 7, 1998, in Indonesia following a short illness. Private burial services will be at a later date in Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion. Local arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home, Marion. Survivors include his mother; two sisters; and a brother. Also surviving are three nephews and a niece. He was preceded in death by his father, William Tharp, in 1973. He was born the son of William and Ruth Pinch Tharp on Oct. 19, 1944, in Cedar Rapids. He attended school at Marion Rural Independent and Springville. Eddie served in the Army as a warrant officer helicopter pilot during the Vietnam conflict and was a helicopter flight instructor at Fort Rucker, Ala. He was employed by Indonesia Air Transport for the past several years. The Gazette (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City) - Tuesday, May 12, 1998

Burial information: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, Iowa

This information was last updated 12/21/2018

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024