Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Joe W. Tharpe Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 883rd Bomb Squadron, 500th Bomb Group, 73rd Bomb Wing
- Location of Service: Chanute Field, Illinois; Santa Ana Army Air Base, California; Ellington Field, Texas; Sheppard Field, Texas; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Clovis Army Air Field, New Mexico; Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands); Pacific Theater
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/107708
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About this Item
Title
- Joe W. Tharpe Collection
Names
- Jolley, Laura R.
- Oliver, Daniel
- Missouri Veterans History Project
- Tharpe, Joe W.
Home State
- Missouri
Headings
- - Tharpe, Joe W.
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
Form
- DVD
Extent
- 1 item
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 883rd Bomb Squadron, 500th Bomb Group, 73rd Bomb Wing
- Location of Service: Chanute Field, Illinois; Santa Ana Army Air Base, California; Ellington Field, Texas; Sheppard Field, Texas; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Clovis Army Air Field, New Mexico; Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands); Pacific Theater
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1941-1945
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran flew 35 combat missions and air sea rescue missions to Iwo Jima.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2016-08-23)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/107708
Cite as
- Joe W. Tharpe Collection (AFC/2001/001/107708), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Chanute Field, Illinois
- Clovis Army Air Field, New Mexico
- Ellington Field, Texas
- Pacific Theater
- Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands)
- Santa Ana Army Air Base, California
- Sheppard Field, Texas
- Sioux Falls, South Dakota