Near Guernsey in Platte County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)
Pvt Gerald W. Sharp
Nov 15 1917 • Oct 29 1944
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 27, 2026
1. Pvt Gerald W. Sharp Memorial Marker
Stationed Nichols Field in the Philippines
Captured Corregidor Island
Was in the Bataan Death March
Died in Japanese Prison Camp #2
Takao Formosa
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.
Location. 42° 16.026′ N, 104° 43.202′ W. Memorial is near Guernsey, Wyoming, in Platte County. Marker is in Prairie Rest Cemetery, off State Highway 270. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Guernsey WY 82214, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Laramie Basin and in the Westward Expansion Trails Region. It is also in the American Mountain West, on the Great Plains, and specifically on the High Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Historic Guernsey Area (approx. 1.1 miles away); Guernsey War Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Oregon Trail (approx. 1.1 miles away); Mexican Hill (approx. 1.1 miles away); Fort Laramie (approx. 1.1 miles away); North Platte River (approx. 1.1 miles away); Guernsey Pipeline Station (approx. 1.1 miles away); Register Cliffs (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Guernsey.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 27, 2026
2. Pvt Gerald W. Sharp Memorial Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 24, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
