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SSgt Howard E. Sharp

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SSgt Howard E. Sharp Veteran

Birth
Death
1 Apr 1944 (aged 28–29)
Burial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot K Row 37 Grave 29
Memorial ID
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Ball/Tunnel S/Sgt Sharp, Howard E. KIA
Hometown: Oakland, CA
Squadron:567th BS 389th Bomb Group
Service # 6552835
Awards: Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Pilot: Lt Sidney W.Eline, KIA Louisville, KY

Target: Pforzheim
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#: 3598
Date Lost: 1-Apr-44
Serial Number: 42-99977
Aircraft Model B-24J-55-CO
Aircraft Letter: P-
Aircraft Name: WHAT'S COOKIN' DOC?
Location: Pforzheim
Cause: AA 8 KIA, 2 POW
389th BG loses three aircraft to flak this day.

Crew of WHAT'S COOKIN' DOC?
1/Lt Sidney W. Eline Pilot KIA
2nd/Lt. Joseph K. Thompson Co Pilot POW
2nd/Lt. Robert H. Leahey Navigator KIA
2nd/Lt. Robert H. Leahey Navigator KIA
2nd/Lt John B. Harvey Bombardier KIA
T/Sgt. Whitson P. Colford Engineer KIA
T/Sgt Jay W.Cobb Radio Op. KIA
S/Sgt. James V. Luisi Gunner POW
S/Sgt. Wallace L. Reid Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. Edgar A. Rich Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. Edgar A. Rich Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. Howard E. Sharp Gunner
S/Sgt. Howard E. Sharp Gunner
Ball/Tunnel S/Sgt Sharp, Howard E. KIA
Hometown: Oakland, CA
Squadron:567th BS 389th Bomb Group
Service # 6552835
Awards: Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Pilot: Lt Sidney W.Eline, KIA Louisville, KY

Target: Pforzheim
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#: 3598
Date Lost: 1-Apr-44
Serial Number: 42-99977
Aircraft Model B-24J-55-CO
Aircraft Letter: P-
Aircraft Name: WHAT'S COOKIN' DOC?
Location: Pforzheim
Cause: AA 8 KIA, 2 POW
389th BG loses three aircraft to flak this day.

Crew of WHAT'S COOKIN' DOC?
1/Lt Sidney W. Eline Pilot KIA
2nd/Lt. Joseph K. Thompson Co Pilot POW
2nd/Lt. Robert H. Leahey Navigator KIA
2nd/Lt. Robert H. Leahey Navigator KIA
2nd/Lt John B. Harvey Bombardier KIA
T/Sgt. Whitson P. Colford Engineer KIA
T/Sgt Jay W.Cobb Radio Op. KIA
S/Sgt. James V. Luisi Gunner POW
S/Sgt. Wallace L. Reid Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. Edgar A. Rich Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. Edgar A. Rich Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. Howard E. Sharp Gunner
S/Sgt. Howard E. Sharp Gunner

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from California.



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  • Maintained by: John Dowdy
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56660706/howard_e-sharp: accessed ), memorial page for SSgt Howard E. Sharp (1915–1 Apr 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56660706, citing Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France; Maintained by John Dowdy (contributor 47791572).