Odell Sharpe son of Make & Lizzie Conner Sharpe , was 19 when he left South Georgia to fight in World War II. He vanished in the chaos, cold and shell bursts of the Battle of the Bulge. Now, more than 60 years later, the Army has brought him home to his family.
Pvt Sharpe was killed by friendly fire on 19 Dec 1944 as the Battle of the Bulge was beginning, but was reported MIA on 25 Dec 1944. He was a member of Company H 393rd Infantry.
He was recovered on 16 Sept 2003 in the forest NE of Rocherath, Belgum, close to the German border. He was burried in Uvalda, Georgia on 30 Jan 2005.
He was recovered thanks to the efforts of the MIA project.
Pvt Sharpe was killed by friendly fire on 19 Dec 1944 as the Battle of the Bulge was beginning, but was reported MIA on 25 Dec 1944. He was a member of Company H 393rd Infantry.
He was recovered on 16 Sept 2003 in the forest NE of Rocherath, Belgum, close to the German border. He was burried in Uvalda, Georgia on 30 Jan 2005.
He was recovered thanks to the efforts of the MIA project.
Odell Sharpe son of Make & Lizzie Conner Sharpe , was 19 when he left South Georgia to fight in World War II. He vanished in the chaos, cold and shell bursts of the Battle of the Bulge. Now, more than 60 years later, the Army has brought him home to his family.
Pvt Sharpe was killed by friendly fire on 19 Dec 1944 as the Battle of the Bulge was beginning, but was reported MIA on 25 Dec 1944. He was a member of Company H 393rd Infantry.
He was recovered on 16 Sept 2003 in the forest NE of Rocherath, Belgum, close to the German border. He was burried in Uvalda, Georgia on 30 Jan 2005.
He was recovered thanks to the efforts of the MIA project.
Pvt Sharpe was killed by friendly fire on 19 Dec 1944 as the Battle of the Bulge was beginning, but was reported MIA on 25 Dec 1944. He was a member of Company H 393rd Infantry.
He was recovered on 16 Sept 2003 in the forest NE of Rocherath, Belgum, close to the German border. He was burried in Uvalda, Georgia on 30 Jan 2005.
He was recovered thanks to the efforts of the MIA project.
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O.L. Braddy helped look up Pvt Sharpe's burrial site in Georgia. Without their help I probably wouldn't know where Pvt Sharpe's final resting place is. Thank you for your help and efforts.
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You can learn more about Pvt Sharpe and the MIA project by reading "The Dead of Winter" by Bill Warnock.
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