The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
George W. Tharp
Rank
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Unit
HQ CO 2 ENGR CMBT BN 2 DIV
Date of Death
March 31, 1951
Sergeant Tharp was a member of Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 30, 1950 and died while a prisoner on March 31, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.