ww2marine Posted June 15, 2018 Share #1 Posted June 15, 2018 This is a nice group that belonged to Hervey Sharp from Adrian, MI. Sharp joined the Corps on February 17 1942. He did guard duty stateside for the better part of two years before attending scout sniper school in early 1944, earning him the secondary mos-761. By September 1944, Sharp had been assigned to Co. I, 3rd Battalion, 29th Marines and was on his way to Guadalcanal to meet other elements of the division. When the division assaulted Okinawa April 1, 1945 they met little resistance. It wasn't until the 6th division assaulted the Motobu Peninsula that they would get their first real test. On April 12th, the 29th Marines were probing the outer perimeter of Colonel Udo's Mt. Yae-Take defenses. The mountain erupted in machinegun, mortar and artillery fire. Sharp was hit multiple times, taking a gunshot wound to the right thigh and shrapnel in three fingers. He was pulled off the line and sent back to a hospital ship, which wound ultimately take him to Hawaii for recovery. Sharp wouldn't be deemed fit for duty until July 16, 1945. After the war he returned home and married in 1946. Sharp passed away at the young age off 55 in 1976. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ww2marine Posted June 15, 2018 Author Share #2 Posted June 15, 2018 A pic of Sharp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumpin Jack Posted June 15, 2018 Share #3 Posted June 15, 2018 Outstanding grouping! Thank you for showing. Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanemono Posted June 15, 2018 Share #4 Posted June 15, 2018 Great group. Thanks for sharing Hervey Sharp service with us. Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted June 15, 2018 Share #5 Posted June 15, 2018 A special group indeed. -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes Posted June 15, 2018 Share #6 Posted June 15, 2018 Great grouping and very complete Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted June 15, 2018 Share #7 Posted June 15, 2018 Very nice Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDogMilitaria Posted June 15, 2018 Share #8 Posted June 15, 2018 Nice group from a Michigan man. Thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieony Posted June 15, 2018 Share #9 Posted June 15, 2018 A very nice and complete group...thanks for sharing the images and his story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hessian Posted June 16, 2018 Share #10 Posted June 16, 2018 Great grouping and excellent write up. Congrats! Sent from my SM-J327V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ww2marine Posted June 16, 2018 Author Share #11 Posted June 16, 2018 Great grouping and excellent write up. Congrats! Sent from my SM-J327V using Tapatalk All thanks to you bro. I wanted to do Sharp some justice and share his story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidercollector Posted June 16, 2018 Share #12 Posted June 16, 2018 Very nice group, And pretty complete. Hard to uniform groups like yours. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellumbill Posted June 16, 2018 Share #13 Posted June 16, 2018 Great grouping - Thanks for posting! The dog tags really complete the group - I find stuff with paperwork a lot but not usually with BOTH tags. Well done. Best, Bill K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottG Posted June 16, 2018 Share #14 Posted June 16, 2018 I served in a National Guard unit out of Adrian for a while and one of my soldiers was named Sharp. Possibly a relation. Very nice grouping from a pretty neat town with a lot of history! Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted June 16, 2018 Share #15 Posted June 16, 2018 Outstanding! Semper Fi.......Bobgee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith Posted June 17, 2018 Share #16 Posted June 17, 2018 Very nice. I’m particularly fond of 6th MARDIV pieces. I appreciate you posting this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timberwolf Posted June 17, 2018 Share #17 Posted June 17, 2018 Killer grouping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParanormalTrooper Posted June 17, 2018 Share #18 Posted June 17, 2018 Beautiful group, thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyDivision Posted July 9, 2018 Share #19 Posted July 9, 2018 Stunning group ! Great find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyDivision Posted July 11, 2018 Share #20 Posted July 11, 2018 Sharp looking group ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devildog34 Posted July 11, 2018 Share #21 Posted July 11, 2018 Great write up! Glad his story is resurrected and honored. Semper Fi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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