Earl Sharp
MilitaryJanuary - May 1944. Shot down 19 May 1944 in B-17 #42-97454. Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft II, Stalag Luft VIIB.
POW
Sharp, E. Crew, Luft III & VIIB
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Germany | 19 May 1944 | Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11) |
Revisions
Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag 7A per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=3159&mtch=2&tf=F&q=Ea…
Updated STATUS from "Civilian" to "Military" since the person has a Military S/N / Rank.
Added an Association to “Ridgewell”, the home base of the 381st BG.
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 4932 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4932 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx