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SHARP, Howard Bertrand - Date of
birth
14 May 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois -
Hometown
East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36079157 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 February 1945 - Place of
death
Saarlouis, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 14 | 78 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Horace M. Sharp (father)
Nellie I. (Avett) Sharp (mother)
More information
S/Sgt Howard B. Sharp attended four years of high school and was a meat stamper at the Hunter Packing Company before he enlisted.He is remembered at the Saint John’s Cemetery in Dongola, Union County, Illinois.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, , www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Ken w. Lentz My Trexler Family, www.fold3.com – 26th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com – Eric Ackerman
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com – Randy Watkins