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Sgt James Henry Sharkey
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Sgt James Henry Sharkey

Birth
Louisiana, USA
Death
5 Jul 1942 (aged 25)
Cold Bay, Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, USA
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Cold Bay, Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, USA Add to Map
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Courts of the Missing, Court 7
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Died in crash of Army transport plane C-53-B Air Corps No. 41-20048 which crashed 5 Jul 1942 about 25 miles northeast of Fort Randall, Cold Bay, Alaska. 1st Lt. Jack Jones was the pilot. Four crew and 12 passengers perished. Plane crashed in the sea. Six bodies were recovered and temporarily buried at Fort Randall Post Cemetery south of Blinn Lake. After the war, they were returned to their families in their home states.
Died in crash of Army transport plane C-53-B Air Corps No. 41-20048 which crashed 5 Jul 1942 about 25 miles northeast of Fort Randall, Cold Bay, Alaska. 1st Lt. Jack Jones was the pilot. Four crew and 12 passengers perished. Plane crashed in the sea. Six bodies were recovered and temporarily buried at Fort Randall Post Cemetery south of Blinn Lake. After the war, they were returned to their families in their home states.

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SGT - 42 TRP CARR SQ - ARKANSAS

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