Enhanced VolunteerOUR MISSION
On the morning of Dec. 23, 1944, a 22-year-old pilot from San Diego named Donald N. Sharp gave his life for his country near Bonn, Germany, during a mission with the B-26 Marauders of the United States Army Air Forces.
His father, Thomas E. Sharp, a successful San Diego businessman and radio broadcasting pioneer, sought for a meaningful way to honor his son’s sacrifice. In 1950, he donated $500,000 to the newly formed San Diego Hospital Association, with the commitment that a new hospital “dedicated to all servicemen who sacrificed their lives” be constructed and named Donald N. Sharp Memorial Community Hospital. It was to be a health care organization designed not for profit, but for people.