Samuel Arthur Sharp Jr.

Vietnam War
Unit3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division
RankLance Corporal U.S. Marine Corps
Entered Service FromSan Jose California
Date of DeathMay 10 1967
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Notes
Lance Corporal Sharp was a member of Company A, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division at Khe Sanh, South Vietnam. On May 10, 1967, he was killed while fighting the enemy during a patrol along the Demilitarized Zone near Khe Sanh, South Vietnam. His remains were recovered on May 27, 2003 and identified on November 22, 2004. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.