The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
S/Sgt. Lee Sharp (18108375) served as ball turret gunner on the 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group aircraft during the August 1, 1943 Ploesti mission.
Sharp was wounded in the crash landing and taken as a prisoner of war in Romania. He recovered and was held as an internee until Romania changed allegiances in 1944. His serial number 18108375 is listed in the 15th Air Force repatriation orders of September 3, 1944, with the 93rd Bomb Group.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Position
Ball Turret Gunner
Serial Number
18108375
Missions flown.
1 catalogued · 01 Aug 1943
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
№
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 115
01 Aug 1943
Ploesti
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Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record