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Earl L. Sharpe  Dallas Morning News
August 25, 1942 Pottsboro Youth Killed Flying in Britain POTTSBORO, Texas, Aug. 24 - According to information received from the War Department, Lieut. Earl L. Sharpe, an Army pursuit pilot and son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Sharpe of the Georgetown community, was killed Aug. 11 in the British Isles. The Sharpes were informed that the youth's death occurred during a training period and not during actual combat duty. Lieutenant Sharpe left the United States six weeks ago. A graduate of Denison High School, Lieutenant Sharpe was a student at Durant Teachers College before enlisting in the Army Air Forces. Surviving are his parents, a brother, Aviation Cadet Richard Sharpe, Lowry Field, Colo., and a sister, Mrs. James C. Gallatin, Odessa. Military Veterans Susan Hawkins © 2024 |