Winfield S. Harpe
| Winfield S. Harpe | |
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| Born |
January 12, 1937 Thomaston, Georgia, USA |
| Died | December 5, 1988 (aged 51) Guadalajara, Spain |
| Buried | Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, USA |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1959-1988 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star with oak leaf cluster Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross with five oak leaf clusters Meritorious Service Medal Air Medal with 20 oak leaf clusters Joint Service Commendation Medal Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster |
Winfield Scott Harpe (January 12, 1937 – December 5, 1988) was a United States Air Force officer who served during the Vietnam War and Cold War.
General Harpe died during an attempted forced landing after a technical failure while on a routine training mission outside of Madrid, in Spain.
General Harpe was born in 1937, in Thomaston, Georgia, and graduated from Cedartown Georgia High School in 1955. He received a bachelor's degree in economics from Florida State University in 1959 and a master's degree in business administration from Auburn University in 1970. The general was a distinguished graduate of Squadron Officer School in 1965, Air Command and Staff College in 1970 and the Air War College in 1978. He also is a 1979 graduate of the Institute for Management, Northwestern University, and a 1983 graduate of the Harvard University School of Government program for senior managers.
The general was a distinguished graduate of the Reserve Officer Training Corps program and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in July 1959. He attended primary flying training at Malden Air Base, Missouri, and basic flying training at Craig Air Force Base, Alabama, where he earned his wings in September 1960. After initial flying duties in KC-135 Stratotankers at Beale Air Force Base, California, he received transition training to F-105 Thunderchiefs; and earned the outstanding graduate award. The general flew fighter aircraft for the remainder of his career.
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