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Personal info

Full name
WRIGHT, Homer J
Date of birth
15 July 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
New York County, New York
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York

Military service

Service number
12226253
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
414th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 February 1945
Place of death
Sindorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 7 35

Immediate family

Members
Louis V. Wright (father)
Kathryn Wright (mother)
Louis Wright (brother)
John Wright (brother)

More information

Sgt Homer J. Wright joined the US Army Reserve in New York City, New York on 9 July 1943.
He attended high school for 4 years.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - New York Birth Index / 1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet