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WRIGHT, Willard Joseph - Date of
birth
19 March 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
East Grand Forks, Polk County, Minnesota -
Hometown
San Antonio, Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39264762 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bettendorf-Schleiden, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
George G. Wright (father)
Mary L. (Sullivan) Wright (mother)
Isabel G. (Stigar) Wright (wife)
More information
Pvt Willard J. Wright joined his unit from a Replacement Depot on 14 October 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Minnesota Birth Index / Murphy Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Don O'Loghlin, son of Isabel Stigar Wright Ologhlin (courtesy of April Mecham)