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Wilkie LaTrobe Harper 1887 - 1968

Wilkie Latrobe Harper was born on August 17, 1887 at Cleveland Ohio to Carrie May (Latrobe) Harper and Asa John Harper. He married Clarice Berdin Harper, and had a child Suzanne Mercedes (Harper) Pinkley. Wilkie Harper died at age 80 years old on July 4, 1968 in Berryville, Carroll County, AR, and was buried in July 1968 at National Cemetery in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri United States.

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August 17, 1887

Cleveland Ohio

July 4, 1968

Berryville, Carroll County, AR

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Wilkie was born 1887. His mother died when he was 8 years old and as his father was a traveling salesman, he then lived with his Aunt Mary or Uncle Charles. While in Michigan, he went to school with & sat behind the daughter of Mr Post who founded the Post cereal company. His father's travels took him 'out west' where he met some of the legendary men of the old west era. Once when Buffalo Bill Cody was traveling through their town with his Wild West Show, his father told him to go down to the side track where Buffalo Bill had his privte railroad car & introduce himself to "Col. Cody" as Asa Harpe's son. Wilkie did this & Buffalo Bill treated him to a free pass to his show. He was very militarily minded as evidenced by his long association with the Army.' 1908-1911 served as Private in Co C, 4th Illinois Infantry, ING, Newton, Il 1912-1918 - 1st Sgt. - Iowa Field Hospital #1, Iowa National Guard 1914-1918 - Instructor of Military Science/Tactics Iowa State College, Ames Iowa 1916 - his unit saw duty on the Mexican border in the hunt for Pancho Villa. 1918-1919 - World War I - Field Hospital 1, AEF Contagious Hospital, Justice Group, Toul, France & Base Hospital, Justice Group Toul, France. 1919 - Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa as Hospital Sgt, Medical Dept 1942 - World War II - - Commissioned Captain, 2nd Regiment, Iowa State Guard. Assigned to Regimental HDQS as Regimental Adjutant. 1943 - Promoted Major - Assistant Plans & Training Officer 1945 - Lt Colonel - Plans & Training Officer 1947 - Transferred to inactive duty 950 - Korean War - received appointment in Reserve Officers Corps. Wilkie Harper ... He passed away about 1968. He is buried with his wife, Clarice, in the National Cemetery in Springfield, MO. [1]
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1887

Birthday

August 17, 1887

Birthdate

Cleveland Ohio

Birthplace

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Ethnicity & Family History

Welsh / English
Religious Beliefs

Protestant
Military Service

1908-1911 served as Private in Co C, 4th Illinois Infantry, ING, Newton, Il 1912-1918 - 1st Sgt. - Iowa Field Hospital #1, Iowa National Guard 1914-1918 - Instructor of Military Science/Tactics Iowa State College, Ames Iowa 1916 - his unit saw duty on the Mexican border in the hunt for Pancho Villa. 1918-1919 - World War I - Field Hospital 1, AEF Contagious Hospital, Justice Group, Toul, France & Base Hospital, Justice Group Toul, France. 1919 - Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa as Hospital Sgt, Medical Dept 1942 - World War II - - Commissioned Captain, 2nd Regiment, Iowa State Guard. Assigned to Regimental HDQS as Regimental Adjutant. 1943 - Promoted Major - Assistant Plans & Training Officer 1945 - Lt Colonel - Plans & Training Officer 1947 - Transferred to inactive duty 950 - Korean War - received appointment in Reserve Officers Corps.
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1968

Death

July 4, 1968

Death date

Unknown
Cause of death

Berryville, Carroll County, AR
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1968

Gravesite & Burial

July 1968

Funeral date
National Cemetery in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri United States
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Holleen Pinkley

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02/10/2018

Wilkie LaTrobe Harper - WWI

A photo of Wilkie LaTrobe Harper in France, WW1

Date & Place: 1918 at somewhere in France in France

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Holleen Pinkley

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11/10/2018

Wilkie LaTrobe Harper

A photo of Wilkie LaTrobe Harper and family.

Date & Place: 1967

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Holleen Pinkley

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06/25/2018

Pinkley Men - 4 generations

A photo of four generations of Pinkley Men, taken on the day of my sister Etta Ann's funeral in August 1951.
l-r - ggpa William H Pinkley - his son gpa Earl R - his son & my dad Herbert H holding my brother Steven - holding me is my maternal grandfather Wilkie L Harper. My dad was in the Army & had to leave for Korea the next day.

Date & Place: August 1951 in Eureka Springs, AR

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