Sharrett, Lowell Delaney

1916 - 2005  (89 years)

• Name	Sharrett, Lowell Delaney
  Birth	27 Jul 1916	Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	SHAR.L018
  _FGRAVE	104179360
  Military Service	Career Airman
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  Military Service	Major, United States Air Force  [1]
  	Career Airman, United States Air Force
  		Air Medal, United States
  		Distinguished Flying Cross, United States Armed Forces
  		Major, United States Army, United States Marine Corps, United States Air Force, and United States Space Force
  		National Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		United States Air Force
  		United States Air Force Officer Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Lowell Delaney Sharrett (1916-2005) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Air Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Distinguished Flying Cross, United States Armed Forces
  		Major (MAJ) (O4), United States Army and United States Air Force
  		National Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		United States Air Force Shield
  Military Service	World War II, 73rd Bomb Wing, United States Army Air Forces  [1, 2]
  	Received the Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal, Outstanding Unit Award, Air Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters and The Distinguished Flying Cross. Was flying a B-29 when it crashed in the Pacific at a 150 mph on March 4, 1945. He was serving with the 73rd Bomb Wing of the Army Air Force. They were returning from an 18 hour round trip mission to Tokyo. Had bombed Nakijima Arms Plant and were on the way home to Saipan. Two crewmen dead all the rest injured. Helped free trapped crew mates. Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2026051
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		United States Army Air Forces (1941–1947)
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Air Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Air Medal, United States
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		73rd Air Division, United States Air Force
  		Boeing B-29 Superfortress
  		World War II Honoree, Sharrett, Lowell D.
  Death	27 Nov 2005	Dudley, Wayne County, North Carolina   [1]
  Burial	Wayne Memorial Park, Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina   [3]
  		Headstone, Sharrett, Lowell Delaney
  Person ID	I26782	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Sharrett, Delaney Huffacer 'Lane',   b. 25 May 1882, Bristol City, Washington County, Virginia d. 27 Oct 1963, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Huffman, Cora Elizabeth,   b. 20 Mar 1887, Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana d. 19 Apr 1958 (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F481	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Wolfe, Mina Fern,   b. 13 May 1918, Wabash County, Illinois d. 22 Sep 1939 (Age 21 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1, 4]
  Children	1. Sharrett, Tommy D,   b. 20 Aug 1937   d. 19 Apr 2010, Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F11510	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Witherington, Mary W.,   b. 11 Feb 1924, Duplin County, North Carolina d. 22 Jan 2013, Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F11511	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Jul 1916 - Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois Death - 27 Nov 2005 - Dudley, Wayne County, North Carolina Burial - - Wayne Memorial Park, Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Lowell Delaney Sharrett, 89, began his rest Sunday at home with his family in Dudley. The funeral will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home with a visitation one hour prior to the service. Mr. Sharrett was born in Lawrenceville, Illinois, and was the son of Delaney H. and Cora E. Huffman Sharrett. A veteran of WWII, he served his country for 20 years in the United States Air Force and retired as a major. He continued to serve his country for an additional 25 years as a quality control inspector for the Department of Defense. During his military career, he served with distinction and was awarded a Purple Heart for injuries received in the Pacific during WWII. In addition, he was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, an Outstanding Unit Award, the Air Medal with three clusters and the Distinguished Flying Cross. Mr. Sharrett was an avid woodworker. He enjoyed building clocks in his spare time and received the Golden Hammer award from Mechanics Illustrated for an original clock design. He is survived by his wife, Mary Witherington Sharrett; three children, two brothers, eight grandchildren, and eight great-grand children. It is requested that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Community Home Care & Hospice. 1201 Wayne Memorial Drive, Unit C, Goldsboro, N.C., 27534. Goldsboro News-Argus 11/30/2005 http://www.newsargus.com/obituaries/archives/2005/11/30/lowell_d_sharrett/

  
  

• Sources

  [S7563] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Sharrett, Lowell Delaney, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104179360/lowell-delaney-sharrett), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14821] World War II Honoree, Lowell D. Sharrett, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2026051) (Reliability: 2). [S7564] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Sharrett, Lowell Delaney, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104179360/lowell-delaney-sharrett), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7570] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Sharrett, Mina Fern, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42284114/mina-fern-sharrett), none. (Reliability: 2).