Sharp, Jack E.

1924 - 2002  (78 years)

• Name	Sharp, Jack E.
  Birth	8 Jan 1924	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1930 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 04a 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 07, page 04a
  Occupation	Oil Field Pumper, Farmer  [1]
  Reference Number	SHAR.J010
  _FGRAVE	24068479
  Death	16 Jun 2002	St. Johns Hospital, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Funeral	19 Jun 2002	Clay City United Methodist Church, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, Company I, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd 'Second To None' Infantry Division, United States Army  [1, 7, 8]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on May 18, 1944 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Selected for service with the Infantry, completed basic training, and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Rifleman (MOS 745). Departed the Continental U.S. on January 8, 1945 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and fought with Company I, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd 'Second To None' Infantry Division, in the Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe Campaigns. Wounded by enemy action on April 4, 1945 in vicinity of Oberlistingen, Germany. After victory in Europe, began retraining in preparation for the invasion of Japan, qualifying in the alternate MOS of Medium Tank Crewman (2736). Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on April 13, 1946 at the Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Earned the Purple Heart Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 3 bronze battle stars, and the WWII Victory Medal. This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2298454
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		United States Army
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Military Service Ribbons, Jack E. Sharp (1924-2002) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Fort Sheridan, Illinois
  		European Theater of World War II
  		2nd Infantry Division ("Indianhead"), United States Army
  		2nd Infantry Division ("Indianhead"), United States Army
  		23rd Infantry Regiment, United States Army
  		World War II Honoree, Sharp, Jack E. (1924-2002)
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 01 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 02 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 03 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 21 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  Burial	19 Jun 2002	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Plot: Lot 4 - 2 Add - Row 7
  Person ID	I17753	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Sharp, Lester W.,   b. 27 May 1893, Illinois d. 18 Jun 1983 (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Patterson, Ada Marie,   b. 5 Jun 1898, Illinois d. 30 Jan 1979 (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3, 4, 9]
  Family ID	F6360	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Gardner, Dorothy L.,   b. 1928   d. 6 Feb 1962 (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Children	> 1. Sharp, Doris Ann,   b. 1 Feb 19__ > 2. Living + 3. Living
  Family ID	F4424	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Headlee, Lois,   b. 27 Nov 1932, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois d. 17 Feb 2011, Flora, Harter Township, Clay County, Illinois (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	1966  [10]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 41 years and 11 months - She : ~ 33 years and 1 month.
  Family ID	F7917	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Jan 1924 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 16 Jun 2002 - St. Johns Hospital, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois Funeral - 19 Jun 2002 - Clay City United Methodist Church, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 19 Jun 2002 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Jack E. Sharp (1924-2002)

  
  

  Documents

  High School Year Book Year unknown Downloaded from Facebook (Compliments of Dick Sharp)

  
  

• Notes

  He was a World War II Army veteran and received the Purple Heart. He was also a retired farmer, an oil field pumper for Podolsky Oil Co., in Fairfield, a member of the Clay City United Methodist Church, the Flora American Legion Post No. 14, and the Clay City VFW Post.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4382] Obituary, Sharp, Jack E., 78, none. (Reliability: 2). [S4383] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Sharp, Dorothy L. and Jack E., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24068479), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1532] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 4, page 2b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S1533] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 07, page 4a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S851] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 8A, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00621&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2). [S3183] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 3, page 2a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S4324] World War II Honoree, Jack E. Sharp, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2298454), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4384] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Sharp, Jack E., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24068479), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3582] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Sharp, Marie and Lester W., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Sharp&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=27162400&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4386] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Koehler, Lois, 78, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65754638/lois-patridge), none. (Reliability: 2).