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SHARP, John E - Date of
birth
27 July 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34913567 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
9th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 April 1945 - Place of
death
West bank of the Mulde River, East of Leipzig, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 21 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
Mildred Sharp (wife)
More information
S/Sgt John E. Sharp was a welder.He enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 17 June 1944.
The Silver Star citation for Sgt Sharp stated that while dismounting from tanks which they were riding, one of the men fell and broke his leg and lay helpless in the center of a road continually swept by the enemy fire. Sgt. Sharp, with complete disregard for personal safety, ran out into the road and dragged the injured soldier to cover in a ditch.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census / WWII Draft Cards; Chattanooga Daily Times - 8 Sepember 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet