Roll of Honor
George T. Sharp
Incident
Wildlife Officer George Sharp was killed in an airplane crash in the Everglades while conducting an aerial patrol for poachers illegally spotlighting deer. Officer Sharp was an observer in a plane flown by the manager of the South Florida Airport in Davie. They had taken off from the airport at about 5:30 pm but failed to return. A search plane located the wreckage the following morning approximately one-mile northeast of the junction of the North New River Canal and Holloway Canal in Broward County. Officer Sharp was a WWII veteran. He had served as a game warden for the Fourth District for five years. He was survived by his wife, 10-month-old daughter, mother, and four brothers. One of his brothers served as a sheriff's deputy.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, 10-month-old daughter, mother, and four brothers.
In Our Keeping
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BO-US-FL-4446E233- Stewardship
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Wildlife Officer Sharp gave the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tallahassee community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
George T. Sharp served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Wildlife Officer George T. Sharp is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, 10 of 15 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George T. Sharp's cause is highlighted.
How George T. Sharp Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George T. Sharp is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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