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WRIGHT, Peter David "Pete" - Date of
birth
25 January 1919 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Camden County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32269430 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
304th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 February 1945 - Place of
death
North of Echternacherbrück, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 8 | 32 |
Immediate family
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Members
David J. Wright (father)
Janie B. (Smith) Wright (mother)
Chester R. Wright (brother)
William W. Wright (brother)
Janiebell Wright (sister)
David J. Wright (brother)
Ellen E. Wright (sister)
May (Small) Wright (wife)
More information
T/Sgt Peter D. Wright graduated from Camden High School and was employed by the Supplee-Wills-Jones Milk Company before he enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 10 June 1942.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records, http://76thdivision.com/304/history_304th_004.html, www.newspapers.com - The Morning Post Camden, New Jersey - 31 March 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem