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WRIGHT, Ernest J - Date of
birth
1917 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Coles County, Illinois -
Hometown
Robinson, Crawford County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15043284 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
Medical Detachment,
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
5 December 1944 - Place of
death
Zweifall, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 13 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
Oscar C. Wright (father)
Flora M. (Beaman) Wright (mother)
Amanda R. Wright (sister)
Dorothy M. Wright (sister)
Lois R. Wright (sister)
Charles E. Wright (brother)
More information
Pfc Ernest J. Wright was a driver.He joined the Regular Army at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 15 August 1940.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Jane Wilson Families,
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Carol Rabold (niece) - courtesy of Kathy McDermott