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Personal info

Full name
SHARP, Silas
Date of birth
26 August 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Arkansas
Hometown
Baxter, Garland County, Arkansas

Military service

Service number
38665046
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 January 1945
Place of death
Faymonville, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 11 20

Immediate family

Members
Jacob Sharp (father)
Martha E. (Taylor) Sharp (mother)
Labon J. Sharp (brother)
Luther Sharp (brother)
Andrew S. Sharp (brother)
Mitchell Sharp (brother)
Clarence L. Sharp (brother)
Orville Sharp (brother)
Ruth C. (Caldwell) Sharp (wife)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Cantwell Daniel Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery