SHARFF, Cpl. Willard Carlton, K.I.A. WWII

SHARFF

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 12/18/2013 at 20:06:52

Obituary - Cpl. Willard Carlton Sharff
June 05, 1918 ~ April 28, 1944

Globe Gazette Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
May, 1944

Cpl. Sharff Is Killed in England

Cpl. Willard C. Sharff, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Sharff, 121 29th S.W., was killed in action on April 28 in the European theater of war, according to a telegram recieved here. Cpl. Sharff, before entering the service in February, 1943, was a salesman in Oelwein. He had been overseas since January. He was born on June 5, 1918, and was a graduate of the Oelwein high school. His parents came to Mason City from Oelwein 12 years ago.

Cpl. Sharff is survived by his father, his step-mother, and a sister, Sgt. Margaret E. Sharff of Colorado Springs, Colo. His grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sharff, Sr., of Lamont, also survive.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, December of 2013