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Personal info

Full name
WRIGHT, Roland A
Date of birth
28 July 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan
Hometown
Tuscola County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36867494
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 December 1944
Place of death
Gey, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 17 10

Immediate family

Members
Fred Wright (father)
Rachel Wright (mother)
Clarence Wright (brother)
Franklin Wright (brother)
Harry Wright (brother)
Madeline Wright (sister)
Janet Wright (sister)

More information

Roland Wright was raised by his grandmother since he was three years of age.

He enlisted on 3 July 1943.

He had been wounded in action in July 1944 and was hospitalized in England for several months. After recovering he rejoined his unit.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com,

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, newspaper clipping