KIA Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/keyword/kia Honoring Rhode Island's Rich Aviation History Wed, 08 Mar 2023 22:33:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://riahof.org/wp-content/uploads/riahof-512x512-1-150x150.png KIA Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/keyword/kia 32 32 Lt. Jeffrey Scharver, USMC https://riahof.org/year-of-induction/2022/lt-jeffrey-scharver Sat, 19 Nov 2022 22:29:00 +0000 https://riahof.org/?p=1944 Lt. Jeffrey Scharver, USMC (1958-1983) Marine Corps helicopter pilot Jeffrey Scharver was killed in action in Grenada on October 25, 1983. His Cobra was shot down during a rescue of fellow wounded Marine pilots. Scharver, an ROTC graduate of Ohio State University, was posthumously awarded the Silver Star. At OSU, an ROTC classroom has since […]

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]]> Lt. Robert Thorpe, USA https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/military/us-army/lt-robert-thorpe-usa Sat, 23 Oct 2004 19:40:27 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=1280 Lieutenant Robert Thorpe, US Army Air Corps, a Providence native and Cranston High School grad, was captured and beheaded by the Japanese in 1944. His remains have never been recovered, even though evidence suggests that US authorities have known where he was buried since 1947. “We are honoring the memory of Lt. Thorpe on behalf […]

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