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name
SHARP, Howard E - Date of
birth
1915 -
Age
unknown -
Place of birth
California -
Hometown
Alameda County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6552835 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
567th Bombardment Squadron,
389th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 April 1944 - Place of
death
Near Pforzheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 37 | 29 |
Immediate family
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Members
John T. Sharp (father)
Helen I. (Ewing) Sharp (mother)
Florence H. Sharp (sister)
Blanch E. Sharp (sister)
Claude T. Sharp (brother)
Fern L. Sharp (sister)
Berty M. Sharp (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-99977 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: What’s Cookin’ Doc?
Destination: Pforzheim, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the industrial area
MACR: 3598
More information
S/Sgt Howard E. Sharp was sent overseas in November 1943.The airplane was shot down by flak.
He is remembered at the Janesville Cemetery in Janesville, Lassen County, California.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Wiginton Family Tree, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com – John Dowdy, www.newspapers.com – The Sacramento Bee - 23 June 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Marshall and Mary McIntyre / C.J.A.