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Personal info

Full name
WRIGHT, Francis William
Date of birth
1 January 1917
Age
28
Place of birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
20247855
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
424th Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 6 30

Immediate family

Members
John T. Wright (father)
Margaret Wright (mother)
John J. Wright (brother)
George A. Wright (brother)
Margaret M. Wright (sister)
Mary G. Wright (sister)
Barbara (Gibbons) Wright (wife)
Ann E. Wright (daughter)

More information

Pvt Francis W. Wright enlisted in New York City, New York on 3 February 1941.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Sheree Dowdle, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / New York, WWII Enlisted Men Cards, www.newspapers.com - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Liz Taylor