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WRIGHT, Kenneth H - Date of
birth
24 March 1914 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Butternuts, Otsego County, New York -
Hometown
Otsego County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32859396 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
H Company,
2nd Battalion,
304th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 April 1945 - Place of
death
Chemnitz, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 12 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
Bertwin D. Wright (father)
Lillie M. (Hull) Wright (mother)
Sarah H. Wright (sister)
Gladys M. Wright (sister)
Katherine M. Wright (sister)
Grace E. (Jackson) Wright (wife)
Sharon Wright (daughter)
More information
Pfc Kenneth H. Wright enlisted in Utica, New York on 26 May 1943. He received his training at Fort Bliss, Texas, Camp Cooke, California, Ontario Air Field and Camp McCoy, Wisconsin. He was sent overseas in November 1944.During the spring of 1944, the 304th Infantry Regiment was still in the USA and was composed of sharply trained men. Most of these men were transferred to other regiments that headed to England in preparation of the Normandy invasion. To fill their places came men released from the Army Specialized Training Program, the Air Corps, the Coast Artillery and Anti-Aircraft units. This explains the picture where Pfc Wright is wearing the patch of the Anti-Aircraft Command.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com - JTF, www.ancestry.com - Familiy Tree, http://smdlocalhistoryblog.blogspot.nl - Bainbridge News & Republican 24 May 1945, 304th IR History
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / JTF, Sharon Wright Abbey