Marie Ethel Sharon ★ World War II Gold Star Veteran from Oregon
On April 10, 1944 2nd Lieutenant Sharon was declared a casualty of World War II. ★ She served with honor in the United States Army Air Forces. ★ She is remembered by the people of Oregon. ★ May her positive example inspire us. Working together towards peace, mutual respect, and equality for all.
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Service Details
| This Profile ID | 508454 |
| Name | Marie Ethel Sharon |
| From | Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon |
| Birth Date | April 21, 1917 |
| Casualty Date | April 10, 1944 |
| War | World War II |
| Service Branch | Army Air Forces |
| Rank | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Specialty | Pilot |
| Unit/Group | 318th Army Air Force Flight Training Detachment, Women Airforce Service Pilots WASP |
| Casualty Type | Died Non-battle, Aircrash |
| Location | Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska |
| Burial | Wilhelms Portland Memorial Mausoleum, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon |
| Notable Awards | ★ World War II Victory Medal |
Additional Details
She was born in Forsyth, Rosebud County, Montana. Although she was known in her military life as WWII WASP Marie Ethel Sharon, she was known to her family as Ethel Marie Cihler. She was a graduate of Jefferson High School in Portland, Oregon.She entered Army Air Force flight training 14 February 1943, at Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas and graduated 7 August 1943 in Class W4. She was stationed at Long Beach Army Air Base, California. Along with her instructor pilot, Lt Hinton C Daniel, she was killed in B-25D #41-29841 aircraft on a night flying instrument training mission near Tecumseh, Nebraska. It was raining at the time of the crash. According to the accident report, the latch on the nose gear door failed, causing the door to come off and hit the propellors on the starboard engine. In conjunction with this, the engine appeared to have failed, thus causing the aircraft to enter into a steep dive. |
Commendations + Awards
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★ World War II Victory Medal
★ United States Aviator Badge Army
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
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• 711 Vietnam War
• 191 Prisoners of war
• 1,172 Missing in action
• 35 Pearl Harbor casualties
• 26 D-Day Normandy casualties
• 6 Medal of Honor recipients
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