Edward Gerald Sharpe was born in Manitoba, Canada, son of Gerald S. Sharpe and Marie L. Sharpe of Calhoun TN and he enlisted in the US Marine Corps on August 29 1966 in Nashville TN.
Military Data
Unit D Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, III MAF
Casualty Data
Start Tour ——
Incident Date 25 April 1967
Casualty Date 25 April 1967
Age at Loss 18
Location , South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
Vietnam Wall Panel 18E Line 088
Birth Apr. 30, 1948, Pine Falls, Manitoba, Canada
United States Marine Corps Private First Class served with Company D, First Battalion, Seventh Marines, First Marine Division. He was killed in action from small arms fire while serving in South Vietnam.
Burial
Sunset Memorial Gardens, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee
- Rank: Private First Class
- Date of birth: 30 April 1948
- Date of death: 25 April 1967
- County: McMinn
- Hometown: Pine Falls, Manitoba, Canada
- Service Branch: Marine Corps
- Division/Assignment: 1st Marine Division
- Conflict: Vietnam
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Cleveland, Bradley County, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XXIII, Bottom Panel
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