Harry R Thorpe
Updated Feb 06, 2019
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Harry R Thorpe (1920 - 1997)

Harry R Thorpe was born on June 21, 1920. He died on January 16, 1997 at age 76. He was buried in Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery Section 11 Site 675, San Antonio, Tx.

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Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: CPT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii.
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Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery
Section 11 Site 675,
1520 Harry Wurzbach Road, San Antonio, Tx

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San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

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Harry R Thorpe lived 8 years longer than the average Thorpe family member when he died at the age of 76.

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Branch of service: Us Army
Rank attained: CPT
Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii

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1920 - In the year that Harry R Thorpe was born, in September, a bomb exploded in the J.P. Morgan bank building in New York City, killing 30 people immediately - 8 later died due to their injuries - and injuring another 200. Killing more people than the 1910 bombing of the LA Times (the deadliest terrorist act up until then), no one took responsibility and the perpetrators were never found. Italian anarchists were suspected of the bombing.

1921 - At the age of just 1 year old, Harry was alive when on March 4, Warren G. Harding became President. Previously a U.S. Senator, Lieutenant Governor, and Ohio State Senator, Harding was a popular President. But many scandals plagued his short administration (he died in office after 2 and a half years), including the revelations of one of his mistresses and the Teapot Dome scandal. Historically, Harding is rated as one of the worst Presidents.

1957 - When he was 37 years old, on September 24th, the "Little Rock Nine" (nine African-American students) entered Little Rock High School. Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus had previously prevented the students from entering the school at the beginning of the term with the Arkansas National Guard - they blocked the door. President Eisenhower ordered federal troops - the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army - to guard the students and allow them entry.

1973 - At the age of 53 years old, Harry was alive when in October, Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned - President Nixon nominated Gerald Ford for Vice President. Nixon's tax returns came under investigation. Nixon offered the recently discovered Oval Office tapes be heard by one person and summarized - his offer was rejected by the Special Prosecutor. Nixon ordered the Attorney General, then the assistant Attorney General, to fire the Special Prosecutor. Both refused and were fired. The Solicitor General became the acting Attorney General and fired the Special Prosecutor (the Saturday Night Massacre). Nixon releases some of the tapes, under extreme pressure because of the firings.

1997 - In the year of Harry R Thorpe's passing, on June 26th, the first Harry Potter book by J. K. Rowling was released. "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was an immediate success and spawned not only sequels but also movies, video games, plays, and amusement park attractions. J.K. Rowling, at the time of the first book a poor single mother, has become a multi-billionaire.

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Harry R Thorpe died on January 16, 1997 at age 76. There is no listed cause of death for Harry. He was buried in Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery Section 11 Site 675, San Antonio, Tx. He was born on June 21, 1920. We have no information about Harry's surviving family.

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