Thomas S Sharp
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Image courtesy of Louis M sharp
Object Number - UPL 6675 - Lieutenant Thomas S Sharp of the 4 Fighter Group with his P-51 Mustang
Lt Thomas S Sharp, McArthur, Ohio graduated in class 43J, US Army Air Corps. He was a P-51B pilot assigned to the 334th FS, 4th FG, Debden AB, UK and was part of ‘Shuttle to Russia’ mission. On a sortie out of Foggia, Italy on 2 July 1944, Tom had difficulty releasing the wing tanks and was killed over Budapest, Hungary.
Killed in Action (KIA), crashed at Budapest in P-51 #42106650, hit by fighters
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 864th Air Engineering Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
McArthur, Ohio | 7 June 1920 | |
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Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 1 May 1944 - 2 July 1944 | Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promoted |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 26 June 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Died |
Budapest, Hungary | 2 July 1944 | Last seen while the group was climbing to meet 50-75 inbound German fighters over Budapest. Could not get tanks to drop, was ordered to return to base. He was not heard from again. KIA. MACR 6798. |
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Buried |
McArthur, OH 45651, USA | Elk Cemetery McArthur, Vinton County Ohio, USA. |
Revisions
Louis M Sharp, via American Air Museum memory book correspondence.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6798 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
