James Cameron Sharp

Military

media-56914.jpeg UPL 56914 James Sharp crew. 401BG.
Rear L-R: Dave Stephens - Jim Drain - Vincent Huss - Jim Sharp - Myles Busse - Unkn - Unkn - Unkn - Unkn

Front L-R: Bill Thomas - Alf Tomkinson - John Sederis - Rodney 'Bob' Tobine - Unkn

A/C is B-17 42-31226 'The Saint and Ten Sinners'.

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 56914 - James Sharp crew. 401BG. Rear L-R: Dave Stephens - Jim Drain - Vincent Huss - Jim Sharp - Myles Busse - Unkn - Unkn - Unkn - Unkn Front L-R: Bill...

Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Jim Sharp crew.

Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

401st Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

613th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Myles Robert Busse

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 16058989 / O-686182
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Bombardier

James Albert Drain

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 12165707
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Waist gunner

Vincent James Huss

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 33006870 / O-741139
Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Harold K Older

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 6565810
Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
Role/Job: Flight engineer / Top turret

John James Sederis

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 32562499
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Ball turret gunner

Aircraft

42-107009

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Lady Jane
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

42-31226

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: The Saint and Ten Sinners
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

Places

Bomber crews from the 401st Bomb Group look over P-51 Mustang, FT-T, serial number 43-12172, of the 353rd Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, at Deenethorpe airfield. One of their B-17 Flying Fortresses is in the background. Printed caption on reverse of print: '...401st Bomb Group look over a North American P-51 Mustang at an 8th Air Force base in England, 27 December 1943.'

Deenethorpe

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Benefield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	New York City, NY	1 April 1916	Son of William Sharp.
Enlisted	New York City, NY	6 February 1942	New York City, New York
Died	St Augustine, FL	12 May 2009
Buried	Ponte Vedra Valley Cemetery Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns County, FL	15 May 2009	Ponte Vedra Valley Cemetery Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns County, Florida
	Port Chester, NY
Based	Deenethorpe		Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.
Other Marriage			Married Eleanor Clarkson.

Revisions

Date25 Apr 2022 17:36:05

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/673074669
https://www.fold3.com/record/83547650/james-c-sharp-wwii-army-enlistmen…
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/133438010
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=169
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204847027/james-cameron-sharp

Date27 Sep 2014 18:14:12

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=169

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