Tharp, Jerry Allen

Also known as: PO1, NAV MOB CONST BATT 25, FORT MCCOY, WI

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedJuly 12, 2006

Age44 years old

Location of DeathAL ANBAR, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

PO1 Tharp, Jerry Allen, 44, a native of MUSCATINE, IA, died serving in the Reserve, NAVY, NAV MOB CONST BATT 25, FORT MCCOY, WI, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on July 12, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Tharp, Jerry Allen of MUSCATINE, IA, 44 years old, served in the NAVY with NAV MOB CONST BATT 25, FORT MCCOY, WI at the rank of PO1 ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

Killed on July 12, 2006 in AL ANBAR, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Tharp, Jerry Allen was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Operation Iraqi Freedom began March 19, 2003 with the US-led invasion. The stated justification ? weapons of mass destruction ? was never found. Seven years of occupation, insurgency, and sectarian war followed, killing 4,418 Americans and an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians.

MUSCATINE, IA is where Tharp, Jerry Allen came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Tharp, Jerry Allen was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (from March 2003 to August 2010). The conflict concluded in August 2010. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Kennedy, Brian Matthew, Beaupre, Ryan Anthony, Gutierrez, Jose, Waters-bey, Kendall Damon.

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