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SHARP, Russell Emmett - Date of
birth
28 September 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Wise Township, Isabella County, Michigan -
Hometown
Clare County, Michigan -
Religion
Protestant
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36473384 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 March 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 3 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
Henry W. Sharp (father)
Lena E. (Worden) Sharp (mother)
Wilson H. Sharp (brother)
Lanore N. (Moll) Sharp (wife)
Norma N. Sharp (daughter)
Shirley E. Sharp (daughter)
James R. Sharp (son)
More information
Pfc Russell E. Sharp graduated Clare High School in 1936.He was employed by the Dow Chemical Company before he enlisted at Fort Sheridan, Illinois on 12 August 1944.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.
Pfc Russell E. Sharp is remembered at the Vernon Township Cemetery in Vernon Township, Isabella County, Michigan.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Rocky Snow Tree, www.findagrave.com - Sandra Moore
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Sandra Moore, https://digmichnews.cmich.edu