Fletcher
Ellsworth
Sharp
Born in Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Richard Nelson Sharp
and Suie May (Manning) Sharp
Brother of
Corinne (Sharp) Maxwell, Richard John Sharp, Glenn Irving Sharp, Rilla Joyce (Sharp) Chehy, [private sister (1920s - unknown)], Arnold Sharp and Janice Sue Sharp
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 25
in Suffolk, England
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Aug 2018
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Biography
Fletcher worked as a carpenter before enlisting in the Army Air Corps on January 2, 1942. He served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-24J "Lucky Penny" #42-110169, 853rd Bomber Squadron, 491st Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
Fletcher was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 lost an engine on takeoff and crashed with 2 of their 1000 lb. bombs exploding at Metfield RAF Air Field southeast of the village of Metfield, Suffolk, England during the war. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
- Year: 1930; Census Place: Mendon, Rutland, Vermont; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2342164.
- Year: 1940; Census Place: Mendon, Rutland, Vermont; Roll: m-t0627-04235; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 11-16.
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Categories: Killed in Action, United States of America, World War II | Descendant of John Rice of Rhode Island | United States Army Air Corps | Purple Heart | B-24 Pilots | Aviators | 491st Bombardment Group (Heavy), United States Army Air Forces, World War II