rrobertscv Posted July 2, 2021 Share #1 Posted July 2, 2021 Found this at an estate sale today. Medal is not named. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearup1940 Posted July 2, 2021 Share #2 Posted July 2, 2021 Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes Posted July 3, 2021 Share #3 Posted July 3, 2021 Nice find. Captain Robert h sharp 0-793544 328th fighter squadron 352 fighter group tablets of the missing Cambridge England DFC 2 oak leave clusters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes Posted July 3, 2021 Share #4 Posted July 3, 2021 Went missing along with Capt Richard Pratt while on weather recon mission lost in North Sea. Missing air crew report #5553 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglerunner88 Posted July 17, 2021 Share #5 Posted July 17, 2021 It it wasn't for his brother writing that small bit of critical information on the back of the photo it would have just been another face lost to history. Incredible small grouping! Definitely should be presented in a shadow box IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marineflyer Posted July 19, 2021 Share #6 Posted July 19, 2021 Should have a purple heart as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted July 20, 2021 Share #7 Posted July 20, 2021 5 hours ago, marineflyer said: Should have a purple heart as well. If his death was ruled DNB (Death None Battle) the incident did not warrant a Purple Heart (as I understand it) Being war time and even a weather recon mission was dangerous enough the military or criteria used for the award of the Purple heart may not have been met. I have a jacket that belonged to a P47 pilot who died in a mechanical failure (crash) after surviving the war and no purple heart was awarded in his case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decwriter Posted July 20, 2021 Share #8 Posted July 20, 2021 The government listed his status as a "Finding of Death" and although several sites list him as KIA, it is doubtful his family was issued a Purple Heart. I have a different grouping that also lists the member's status as a "Finding of Death" but because of the MACR and sources involved, he was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously. The actual circumstances and eyewitness accounts could be the deciding factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marineflyer Posted July 20, 2021 Share #9 Posted July 20, 2021 Both comments are correct, I just missed it in the original post, the wound(death) must have been caused by combatant action Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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